USN-7412-1: GnuPG vulnerability

3 April 2025

GnuPG could be made to corrupt a keyring.

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Releases

Packages

  • gnupg2 - GNU privacy guard - a free PGP replacement

Details

It was discovered that GnuPG incorrectly handled importing keys with
certain crafted subkey data. If a user or automated system were tricked
into importing a specially crafted key, a remote attacker may prevent users
from importing other keys in the future.

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Update instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu 24.10
Ubuntu 24.04
Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

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