A new security update has been released for Gentoo Linux - GnuPG: Multiple vulnerabilities. Here the announcement:
Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200612-03
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: GnuPG: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 10, 2006
Bugs: #156476, #156947
ID: 200612-03
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Synopsis
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GnuPG is vulnerable to a buffer overflow and an erroneous function
pointer dereference that can result in the execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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The GNU Privacy Guard, GnuPG, is a free replacement for the PGP suite
of cryptographic software.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-crypt/gnupg < 1.4.6 >= 1.4.6
Description
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Hugh Warrington has reported a boundary error in GnuPG, in the
"ask_outfile_name()" function from openfile.c: the
make_printable_string() function could return a string longer than
expected. Additionally, Tavis Ormandy of the Gentoo Security Team
reported a design error in which a function pointer can be incorrectly
dereferenced.
Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to interactively use GnuPG on a
crafted file and trigger the boundary error, which will result in a
buffer overflow. They could also entice a user to process a signed or
encrypted file with gpg or gpgv, possibly called through another
application like a mail client, to trigger the dereference error. Both
of these vulnerabilities would result in the execution of arbitrary
code with the permissions of the user running GnuPG. gpg-agent, gpgsm
and other tools are not affected.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All GnuPG users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-crypt/gnupg-1.4.6"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-6169
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6169
[ 2 ] CVE-2006-6235
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-6235
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200612-03.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2006 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
