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HistoryNov 09, 2021 - 9:18 a.m.

(RHSA-2021:4409) Moderate: libgcrypt security and bug fix update

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The libgcrypt library provides general-purpose implementations of various cryptographic algorithms.

Security Fix(es):

  • libgcrypt: mishandles ElGamal encryption because it lacks exponent blinding to address a side-channel attack against mpi_powm (CVE-2021-33560)

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.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5 Release Notes linked from the References section.