Linux · Oracle Linux · Security advisory · November 16, 2021

ELSA-2021-4409: Security update for 2 packages

ELSA-2021-4409, released November 16, 2021, fixes 1 CVE across 2 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVEs closed
1
None rated Critical
Exploited
0
None reported
Highest CVSS
7.5
Base score, 0 to 10
Highest EPSS
0.0237
84th percentile

Fixed package versions

ProductReleaseFixed in
libgcryptol 80:1.8.5-6.el8
libgcrypt-develol 80:1.8.5-6.el8

CVEs this fix closes

PriorityCVETitleCVSSEPSSExploitation
High CVE-2021-33560 Libgcrypt before 1.8.8 and 1.9.x before 1.9.3 mishandles ElGamal encryption because it lacks exponent blinding to address a side-channel attack against mpi_powm and the window size is not chosen appropriately. This for example affects use of ElGamal in OpenPGP.7.5 0.0237 None reported
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