USN-4236-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4236-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4236-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4236-1
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Published
2020-01-13T15:36:56.008304Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:02Z
Summary
libgcrypt20 vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Libgcrypt was susceptible to a ECDSA timing attack. An attacker could possibly use this attack to recover sensitive information.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / libgcrypt20

Package

Name
libgcrypt20
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libgcrypt20@1.8.1-4ubuntu1.2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.8.1-4ubuntu1.2

Affected versions

1.*

1.7.8-2ubuntu1
1.7.9-1
1.8.1-4
1.8.1-4ubuntu1
1.8.1-4ubuntu1.1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libgcrypt-mingw-w64-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.8.1-4ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgcrypt11-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.5.4-3+really1.8.1-4ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgcrypt20",
            "binary_version": "1.8.1-4ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libgcrypt20-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.8.1-4ubuntu1.2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ],
            "id": "CVE-2019-13627"
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
}