CVE-2021-33560

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.

Fixed
LOW (3.5)
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    Tim Bastin detected CVE-2021-33560 with a risk of 3.55

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    Tim Bastin fixed CVE-2021-33560

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    Tim Bastin detected CVE-2021-33560 with a risk of 3.55

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    System fixed CVE-2021-33560

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    System detected CVE-2021-33560 with a risk of 3.55

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    System fixed CVE-2021-33560

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    System detected CVE-2021-33560 with a risk of 3.55

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    System detected CVE-2021-33560 on another ref: main

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    System updated the risk assessment from 3.55 to 1.77

    System recalculated raw risk assessment

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    Tim Bastin fixed CVE-2021-33560

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    System updated the risk assessment from 1.77 to 3.55

    System recalculated raw risk assessment

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Affected component

Logo von deb debian/libgcrypt20

Installed version:
1.10.1-3
Fixed in:
no patch available
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