SB2020091740 - Ubuntu update for gnupg2
Published: September 17, 2020 Updated: April 23, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020091740
Severity
Medium
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) Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14855)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
A flaw was found in the way certificate signatures could be forged using collisions found in the SHA-1 algorithm. An attacker could use this weakness to create forged certificate signatures. This issue affects GnuPG versions before 2.2.18.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.