ALSA-2021:4409
- Source
- https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2021-4409.html
- Import Source
- https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2021:4409.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALSA-2021:4409
- Related
- Published
- 2021-11-09T09:18:49Z
- Modified
- 2021-11-09T13:12:33Z
- Summary
- Moderate: libgcrypt security and bug fix update
- Details
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The libgcrypt library provides general-purpose implementations of various cryptographic algorithms.
Security Fix(es):
- libgcrypt: mishandles ElGamal encryption because it lacks exponent blinding to address a side-channel attack against mpi_powm (CVE-2021-33560)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.
- References
Affected packages
AlmaLinux:8 / libgcrypt
Package
- Name
- libgcrypt