Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : gnupg (MDVSA-2013:295)

low Nessus Plugin ID 71554

Synopsis

The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing a security update.

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered and corrected in gnupg :

Genkin, Shamir and Tromer discovered that RSA key material could be extracted by using the sound generated by the computer during the decryption of some chosen ciphertexts (CVE-2013-4576).

The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue.

Solution

Update the affected gnupg package.

See Also

https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-devel/2013-December/028102.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 71554

File Name: mandriva_MDVSA-2013-295.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Published: 12/20/2013

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:mandriva:business_server:1, p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:gnupg

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/Mandrake/release, Host/Mandrake/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/19/2013

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2013-4576

BID: 64424

DSA: 2821

MDVSA: 2013:295