=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-2307-1
August 06, 2014

gpgme1.0 vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS

Summary:

GPGME could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it processed
a specially crafted certificate.

Software Description:
- gpgme1.0: GPGME - GnuPG Made Easy (library)

Details:

Tomáš Trnka discovered that GPGME incorrectly handled certain certificate
line lengths. An attacker could use this issue to cause applications using
GPGME to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
  libgpgme11                      1.4.3-0.1ubuntu5.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  libgpgme11                      1.2.0-1.4ubuntu2.1

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  libgpgme11                      1.2.0-1.2ubuntu1.1

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2307-1
  CVE-2014-3564

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gpgme1.0/1.4.3-0.1ubuntu5.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gpgme1.0/1.2.0-1.4ubuntu2.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gpgme1.0/1.2.0-1.2ubuntu1.1


Ubuntu 2307-1: GPGME vulnerability

August 6, 2014
GPGME could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it processed a specially crafted certificate.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libgpgme11 1.4.3-0.1ubuntu5.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libgpgme11 1.2.0-1.4ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 10.04 LTS: libgpgme11 1.2.0-1.2ubuntu1.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2307-1

CVE-2014-3564

Severity
August 06, 2014

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gpgme1.0/1.4.3-0.1ubuntu5.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gpgme1.0/1.2.0-1.4ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gpgme1.0/1.2.0-1.2ubuntu1.1

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