USN-4236-2: Libgcrypt vulnerability

USN-4236-2: Libgcrypt vulnerability

libgcrypt20 vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary

Libgcrypt could be made to expose sensitive information.

Software Description

• libgcrypt20 – LGPL Crypto library

Details

USN-4236-1 fixed a vulnerability in Libgcrypt. This update provides the
corresponding fix for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Libgcrypt was susceptible to a ECDSA timing attack.
An attacker could possibly use this attack to recover sensitive
information.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

libgcrypt20 – 1.6.5-2ubuntu0.6

To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.

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

References

• USN-4236-1
• CVE-2019-13627

Source: USN-4236-2: Libgcrypt vulnerability