==========================================================================
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1682-1
January 09, 2013

gnupg, gnupg2 vulnerability
==========================================================================

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 12.10
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 11.10
- Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 8.04 LTS

Summary:

GnuPG could be made to corrupt the keyring if it imported a specially
crafted key.

Software Description:
- gnupg: GNU privacy guard - a free PGP replacement
- gnupg2: GNU privacy guard - a free PGP replacement

Details:

KB Sriram discovered that GnuPG incorrectly handled certain malformed keys.
If a user or automated system were tricked into importing a malformed key,
the GnuPG keyring could become corrupted.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 12.10:
  gnupg                           1.4.11-3ubuntu4.1
  gnupg2                          2.0.17-2ubuntu3.1

Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
  gnupg                           1.4.11-3ubuntu2.2
  gnupg2                          2.0.17-2ubuntu2.12.04.2

Ubuntu 11.10:
  gnupg                           1.4.11-3ubuntu1.11.10.2
  gnupg2                          2.0.17-2ubuntu2.11.10.2

Ubuntu 10.04 LTS:
  gnupg                           1.4.10-2ubuntu1.2
  gnupg2                          2.0.14-1ubuntu1.5

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS:
  gnupg                           1.4.6-2ubuntu5.2

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-1682-1
  CVE-2012-6085

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg/1.4.11-3ubuntu4.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg2/2.0.17-2ubuntu3.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg/1.4.11-3ubuntu2.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg2/2.0.17-2ubuntu2.12.04.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg/1.4.11-3ubuntu1.11.10.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg2/2.0.17-2ubuntu2.11.10.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg/1.4.10-2ubuntu1.2
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg2/2.0.14-1ubuntu1.5
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnupg/1.4.6-2ubuntu5.2

Ransomware adds password stealing to its arsenal

Posted on 17 May 2013.  |  Microsoft researchers are warning about a new variant of the well-known Reveton ransomware doing rounds.

Application vulnerabilities still a top security concern

Posted on 16 May 2013.  |  Respondents to a new (ISC)2 study identified application vulnerabilities as their top security concern. A significant gap persists between software developers’ priorities and security professionals’ concerns.

IT security jobs: What's in demand and how to meet it

Posted on 15 May 2013.  |  Let's say you want a career in information security, where do you start? What credentials do you need? What are employers looking for? Read on to find some answers.

Hacking charge stations for electric cars

Posted on 15 May 2013.  |  Ofer Shezaf talks about what charge stations really are, why they have to be ‘smart’ and the potential risks created to the grid, to the car and most importantly to its owner’s privacy and safety.

Is Microsoft is reading your Skype communications?

Posted on 15 May 2013.  |  The question of whether Skype allows U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies to access the communications exchanged by its users has still not been adequately answered by Microsoft.