Issued:
2006-07-18
Updated:
2006-07-18

RHSA-2006:0571 - Security Advisory

Synopsis

gnupg security update

Type/Severity

Security Advisory: Moderate

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Topic

An updated GnuPG package that fixes a security issue is now available.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.

Description

GnuPG is a utility for encrypting data and creating digital signatures.

An integer overflow flaw was found in GnuPG. An attacker could create a
carefully crafted message packet with a large length that could cause GnuPG
to crash or possibly overwrite memory when opened. (CVE-2006-3082)

All users of GnuPG are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
contains a backported patch to correct this issue.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network,
launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command:

up2date

This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate
RPMs being upgraded on your system.

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 2 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 2 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 2 ia64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 2 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3 i386
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4 s390
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3 s390
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4 ppc
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 3 ppc

Fixes

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 4

SRPM
x86_64
gnupg-1.2.6-5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 0fc09338246eeb47362a875d42882c4ef5886907a7e0690c117ce7b29529f2c2
gnupg-1.2.6-5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 0fc09338246eeb47362a875d42882c4ef5886907a7e0690c117ce7b29529f2c2
ia64
gnupg-1.2.6-5.ia64.rpm SHA-256: c292f050cb70ed2f16ef9f4a560b324f87e5e7c2849d88c52395956c307b76c6
gnupg-1.2.6-5.ia64.rpm SHA-256: c292f050cb70ed2f16ef9f4a560b324f87e5e7c2849d88c52395956c307b76c6
i386
gnupg-1.2.6-5.i386.rpm SHA-256: ce54fa6fd36e00e96a95e097d7fecd859868e9d700b60831bf2271c157704b70
gnupg-1.2.6-5.i386.rpm SHA-256: ce54fa6fd36e00e96a95e097d7fecd859868e9d700b60831bf2271c157704b70

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 3

SRPM
x86_64
ia64
i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 2

SRPM
ia64
i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 4

SRPM
x86_64
gnupg-1.2.6-5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 0fc09338246eeb47362a875d42882c4ef5886907a7e0690c117ce7b29529f2c2
ia64
gnupg-1.2.6-5.ia64.rpm SHA-256: c292f050cb70ed2f16ef9f4a560b324f87e5e7c2849d88c52395956c307b76c6
i386
gnupg-1.2.6-5.i386.rpm SHA-256: ce54fa6fd36e00e96a95e097d7fecd859868e9d700b60831bf2271c157704b70

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 3

SRPM
x86_64
ia64
i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 2

SRPM
ia64
i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 4

SRPM
x86_64
gnupg-1.2.6-5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 0fc09338246eeb47362a875d42882c4ef5886907a7e0690c117ce7b29529f2c2
i386
gnupg-1.2.6-5.i386.rpm SHA-256: ce54fa6fd36e00e96a95e097d7fecd859868e9d700b60831bf2271c157704b70

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 3

SRPM
x86_64
i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 4

SRPM
s390x
gnupg-1.2.6-5.s390x.rpm SHA-256: 910a2d35b97d51e27a03c006f19a33799c2a0cb13c4524f18ec8dc4141b16e12
s390
gnupg-1.2.6-5.s390.rpm SHA-256: 05b1ec2128903e3d9dd50976dd771b4ebc0c370e6abf61d09b2823a4e6c0e800

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems 3

SRPM
s390x
s390

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 4

SRPM
ppc
gnupg-1.2.6-5.ppc.rpm SHA-256: 013806c25eff72a4076753548a03122cdba2df014df0c439b54f238c870a1477

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, big endian 3

SRPM
ppc

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