SB2018031914 - Information disclosure in GnuPG
Published: March 19, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018031914
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Key management errors (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9234)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.The weakness exists due to missing enforcement of a configuration in which key certification requires an offline master Certify key, which results in apparently valid certifications that occurred only with access to a signing subkey. A remote attacker can gain access to potentially sensitive information.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.