A libgcrypt security and bug fix update has been released for AlmaLinux.

ALSA-2021:4409 Moderate: libgcrypt security and bug fix update

Type:
security

Severity:
moderate

Release date:
2021-11-12

Description
Security Fix(es):
* libgcrypt: mishandles ElGamal encryption because it lacks exponent blinding to address a side-channel attack against mpi_powm (CVE-2021-33560)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

References:
CVE-2021-33560

Updates packages:
libgcrypt-1.8.5-6.el8.i686.rpm
libgcrypt-1.8.5-6.el8.x86_64.rpm
libgcrypt-devel-1.8.5-6.el8.i686.rpm
libgcrypt-devel-1.8.5-6.el8.x86_64.rpm

Notes:
This page is generated automatically and has not been checked for errors. For clarification or corrections please contact the AlmaLinux Packaging Team.

  ALSA-2021:4409 Moderate: libgcrypt security and bug fix update