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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1405-1] libgcrypt20 security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Low
Family
Family
Debian Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
1.9
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
5 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
It was discovered that Libgcrypt is prone to a local side-channel attack allowing recovery of ECDSA private keys.
Affected Software
Affected Software
libgcrypt20 on Debian Linux
Detection Method
Detection Method
This check tests the installed software version using the apt package manager.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 8 'Jessie', these problems have been fixed in version 1.6.3-2+deb8u5. We recommend that you upgrade your libgcrypt20 packages.