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A libgcrypt20 regression update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 8 LTS. It was discovered that the fix to address an ECDSA timing attack in the libgcrypt20 cryptographic library was incomplete.



Package : libgcrypt20
Version : 1.6.3-2+deb8u8
CVE ID : CVE-2019-13627

It was discovered that the fix to address an ECDSA timing attack in
the libgcrypt20 cryptographic library was incomplete.

For Debian 8 "Jessie", this issue has been fixed in libgcrypt20
version 1.6.3-2+deb8u8. Thanks to Albert Chin-A-Young
for the report.

We recommend that you upgrade your libgcrypt20 packages.

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apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can
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