ALSA-2022:5311

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    ALSA-2022:5311

    Published: 30 Jun 2022Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Moderate: libgcrypt security update

    Details: The libgcrypt library provides general-purpose implementations of various cryptographic algorithms. Security Fix(es): * libgcrypt: ElGamal implementation allows plaintext recovery (CVE-2021-40528) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    References: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:5311, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-40528, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2002816, https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2022-5311.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libgcrypt

    Purl: pkg:rpm/almalinux/libgcrypt

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.8.5-7.el8_6

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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