USN-5503-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5503-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-5503-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-5503-1
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Published
2022-07-05T13:18:15.094707Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:59Z
Summary
gnupg2 vulnerability
Details

Demi Marie Obenour discovered that GnuPG incorrectly handled injection in the status message. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to forge signatures.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / gnupg2

Package

Name
gnupg2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gnupg2@2.2.4-1ubuntu1.6?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.2.4-1ubuntu1.6

Affected versions

2.*

2.1.15-1ubuntu8
2.2.4-1ubuntu1
2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1
2.2.4-1ubuntu1.2
2.2.4-1ubuntu1.3
2.2.4-1ubuntu1.4
2.2.4-1ubuntu1.5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.4-1ubuntu1.6",
            "binary_name": "dirmngr"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.4-1ubuntu1.6",
            "binary_name": "gnupg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.4-1ubuntu1.6",
            "binary_name": "gnupg-agent"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.4-1ubuntu1.6",
            "binary_name": "gnupg-l10n"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.4-1ubuntu1.6",
            "binary_name": "gnupg-utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.4-1ubuntu1.6",
            "binary_name": "gnupg2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.4-1ubuntu1.6",
            "binary_name": "gpg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.4-1ubuntu1.6",
            "binary_name": "gpg-agent"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.4-1ubuntu1.6",
            "binary_name": "gpg-wks-client"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.4-1ubuntu1.6",
            "binary_name": "gpg-wks-server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.4-1ubuntu1.6",
            "binary_name": "gpgconf"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.4-1ubuntu1.6",
            "binary_name": "gpgsm"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.4-1ubuntu1.6",
            "binary_name": "gpgv"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.4-1ubuntu1.6",
            "binary_name": "gpgv-static"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.4-1ubuntu1.6",
            "binary_name": "gpgv-win32"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.4-1ubuntu1.6",
            "binary_name": "gpgv2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.4-1ubuntu1.6",
            "binary_name": "scdaemon"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2022-34903",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / gnupg2

Package

Name
gnupg2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gnupg2@2.2.19-3ubuntu2.2?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.2.19-3ubuntu2.2

Affected versions

2.*

2.2.12-1ubuntu3
2.2.17-3ubuntu1
2.2.19-3ubuntu2
2.2.19-3ubuntu2.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.19-3ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "dirmngr"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.19-3ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "gnupg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.19-3ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "gnupg-agent"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.19-3ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "gnupg-l10n"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.19-3ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "gnupg-utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.19-3ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "gnupg2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.19-3ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "gpg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.19-3ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "gpg-agent"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.19-3ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "gpg-wks-client"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.19-3ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "gpg-wks-server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.19-3ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "gpgconf"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.19-3ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "gpgsm"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.19-3ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "gpgv"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.19-3ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "gpgv-static"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.19-3ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "gpgv-win32"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.19-3ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "gpgv2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.19-3ubuntu2.2",
            "binary_name": "scdaemon"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2022-34903",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / gnupg2

Package

Name
gnupg2
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gnupg2@2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.2.20-1ubuntu4
2.2.27-2ubuntu1
2.2.27-3ubuntu1
2.2.27-3ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "dirmngr"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "gnupg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "gnupg-agent"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "gnupg-l10n"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "gnupg-utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "gnupg2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "gpg"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "gpg-agent"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "gpg-wks-client"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "gpg-wks-server"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "gpgconf"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "gpgsm"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "gpgv"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "gpgv-static"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "gpgv-win32"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "gpgv2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.2.27-3ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "scdaemon"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2022-34903",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N",
                    "type": "CVSS_V3"
                },
                {
                    "score": "medium",
                    "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}