CVE-2021-33560
Published: August 31, 2023Last modified: August 31, 2023
Description
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.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack Vector | NETWORK |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | NONE |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | libgcrypt | Not affected (1.10.1-r0) |
| Stream | libgcrypt | Not affected (1.10.2-r2) |
References
- https://dev.gnupg.org/T5305
- https://dev.gnupg.org/T5328
- https://dev.gnupg.org/T5466
- https://dev.gnupg.org/rCe8b7f10be275bcedb5fc05ed4837a89bfd605c61
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/06/msg00021.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BKKTOIGFW2SGN3DO2UHHVZ7MJSYN4AAB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R7OAPCUGPF3VLA7QAJUQSL255D4ITVTL/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BKKTOIGFW2SGN3DO2UHHVZ7MJSYN4AAB/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/R7OAPCUGPF3VLA7QAJUQSL255D4ITVTL/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-13
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html