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Debian LTS: Security Advisory for python-gnupg (DLA-2862-1)

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Debian Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

5.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

2 years ago

Modified

Modified

2 years ago

Summary

The remote host is missing an update for the 'python-gnupg' package(s) announced via the DLA-2862-1 advisory.

Insight

Insight

A couple of vulnerabilities were found in python-gnupg, a Python wrapper for the GNU Privacy Guard. CVE-2018-12020 Marcus Brinkmann discovered that GnuPG before 2.2.8 improperly handled certain command line parameters. A remote attacker could use this to spoof the output of GnuPG and cause unsigned e-mail to appear signed. CVE-2019-6690 It was discovered that python-gnupg incorrectly handled the GPG passphrase. A remote attacker could send a specially crafted passphrase that would allow them to control the output of encryption and decryption operations.

Affected Software

Affected Software

'python-gnupg' package(s) on Debian Linux.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 0.3.9-1+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your python-gnupg packages.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)