USN-3065-1: Libgcrypt vulnerability

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3065-1

18th August, 2016

libgcrypt11, libgcrypt20 vulnerability

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

• Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 12.04 LTS

Summary

Libgcrypt incorrectly generated random numbers.

Software description

• libgcrypt11 - LGPL Crypto library
• libgcrypt20 - LGPL Crypto library

Details

Felix Dörre and Vladimir Klebanov discovered that Libgcrypt incorrectly
handled mixing functions in the random number generator. An attacker able
to obtain 4640 bits from the RNG can trivially predict the next 160 bits of
output.

Update instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:

libgcrypt20 1.6.5-2ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:

libgcrypt11 1.5.3-2ubuntu4.4

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:

libgcrypt11 1.5.0-3ubuntu0.6

To update your system, please follow these instructions: http://ift.tt/17VXqjU.

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

References

CVE-2016-6313

from Ubuntu Security Notices http://ift.tt/2bF9kYe