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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.841959
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2339-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'gnupg' package(s) announced via the USN-2339-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'gnupg' package(s) announced via the USN-2339-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Daniel Genkin, Adi Shamir, and Eran Tromer discovered that GnuPG was
susceptible to an adaptive chosen ciphertext attack via physical side
channels. A local attacker could use this attack to possibly recover
private keys.

Affected Software/OS:
'gnupg' package(s) on Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 12.04.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
2.1

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-5270
Debian Security Information: DSA-3024 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3024
Debian Security Information: DSA-3073 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3073
http://www.cs.tau.ac.il/~tromer/handsoff/
http://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2014q3/000352.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/08/16/2
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