USN-7412-1 fixed a vulnerability in GnuPG. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that GnuPG incorrectly handled importing keys with certain crafted subkey data. If a user or automated system were tricked into importing a specially crafted key, a remote attacker may prevent users from importing other keys in the future.
USN-7412-1 fixed a vulnerability in GnuPG. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that GnuPG incorrectly handled importing keys with certain crafted subkey data. If a user or automated system were tricked into importing a specially crafted key, a remote attacker may prevent users from importing other keys in the future.
USN-7412-1 fixed a vulnerability in GnuPG. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Original advisory details: It was discovered that GnuPG incorrectly handled importing keys with certain crafted subkey data. If a user or automated system were tricked into importing a specially crafted key, a remote attacker may prevent users from importing other keys in the future.
USN-7412-1 fixed a vulnerability in GnuPG. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that GnuPG incorrectly handled importing keys with certain crafted subkey data. If a user or automated system were tricked into importing a specially crafted key, a remote attacker may prevent users from importing other keys in the future.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
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