Libgcrypt before 1.8.8 and 1.9.x before 1.9.3 mishandles ElGamal encryption because it lacks exponent blinding to address a side-channel attack against mpi_powm, and the window size is not chosen appropriately. This, for example, affects use of ElGamal in OpenPGP.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-2691-1 | libgcrypt20 security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2021-20252 | Libgcrypt before 1.8.8 and 1.9.x before 1.9.3 mishandles ElGamal encryption because it lacks exponent blinding to address a side-channel attack against mpi_powm, and the window size is not chosen appropriately. This, for example, affects use of ElGamal in OpenPGP. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-5080-1 | Libgcrypt vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-5080-2 | Libgcrypt vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-03T23:50:43.035Z
Reserved: 2021-05-24T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2021-33560
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Status : Modified
Published: 2021-06-08T11:15:07.767
Modified: 2024-11-21T06:09:05.760
Link: CVE-2021-33560
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN