SUSE-SU-2018:1814-1

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    SUSE-SU-2018:1814-1

    Published: 26 Jun 2018Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-12020

    Summary: Security update for gpg2

    Details: This update for gpg2 fixes the following security issue: - CVE-2018-12020: GnuPG mishandled the original filename during decryption and verification actions, which allowed remote attackers to spoof the output that GnuPG sends on file descriptor 2 to other programs that use the '--status-fd 2' option (bsc#1096745).

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20181814-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/1096745, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12020

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gpg2

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/gpg2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.2.5-4.3.1

    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
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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