[ALSA-2021:4409] Moderate: libgcrypt security and bug fix update
Type:
security
Severity:
moderate
Release date:
2021-11-09
Description:
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.
Updated packages listed below:
Architecture Package Checksum
aarch64 libgcrypt-devel-1.8.5-6.el8.aarch64.rpm 4bc9bdf553bcc5cb5e761b2616691147a576a12152bfa6ecbc6eac0b3442a3d5
aarch64 libgcrypt-1.8.5-6.el8.aarch64.rpm c5aeeedfbf1e982a03faf4fdad80faf55cc7ea5bd9e7c72762106d8ee36537ac
ppc64le libgcrypt-devel-1.8.5-6.el8.ppc64le.rpm 0da7c20690b23b762696b9598bd41937b278d350e48d5659efb534a57fe9369d
ppc64le libgcrypt-1.8.5-6.el8.ppc64le.rpm 4d948ed80e59f28b6ee262ef341af999e09503628a36a615a95986fbe73c0282
x86_64 libgcrypt-devel-1.8.5-6.el8.x86_64.rpm 6c95469a433b72ac9320b1cbc0130fc3e477f7a186303f0036e92621537ad509
x86_64 libgcrypt-1.8.5-6.el8.x86_64.rpm bc4526008282fd6a5c7dfacb5f9ad7f437537d2aa3d6b6e1046d4762d6648ad8
Notes:
This page is generated automatically from Red Hat security data and has not been checked for errors. For clarification or corrections please contact the AlmaLinux Packaging Team.