usn-7946-2
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-01-08 15:55
Modified
2026-06-25 10:47
Summary
gnupg vulnerability
Details
USN-7946-1 fixed vulnerabilities in GnuPG 2.x. This update provides the corresponding updates for GnuPG 1.x.
Original advisory details: It was discovered that GnuPG incorrectly handled crafted input. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to crash the program, or execute arbitrary code.
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
{
"affected": [
{
"database_specific": {
"cves_map": {
"cves": [
{
"id": "CVE-2025-68973",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "high",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"
}
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro with Legacy support add-on: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "gnupg",
"binary_version": "1.4.16-1ubuntu2.6+esm2"
},
{
"binary_name": "gnupg-curl",
"binary_version": "1.4.16-1ubuntu2.6+esm2"
},
{
"binary_name": "gpgv",
"binary_version": "1.4.16-1ubuntu2.6+esm2"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
"name": "gnupg",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/gnupg@1.4.16-1ubuntu2.6+esm2?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.4.16-1ubuntu2.6+esm2"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"1.4.14-1ubuntu2",
"1.4.15-1.1ubuntu1",
"1.4.15-1.1ubuntu2",
"1.4.15-2ubuntu1",
"1.4.16-1ubuntu1",
"1.4.16-1ubuntu2",
"1.4.16-1ubuntu2.1",
"1.4.16-1ubuntu2.3",
"1.4.16-1ubuntu2.4",
"1.4.16-1ubuntu2.5",
"1.4.16-1ubuntu2.6",
"1.4.16-1ubuntu2.6+esm1"
]
},
{
"database_specific": {
"cves_map": {
"cves": [
{
"id": "CVE-2025-68973",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "high",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
]
}
],
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
}
},
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "gnupg",
"binary_version": "1.4.20-1ubuntu3.3+esm3"
},
{
"binary_name": "gnupg-curl",
"binary_version": "1.4.20-1ubuntu3.3+esm3"
},
{
"binary_name": "gpgv",
"binary_version": "1.4.20-1ubuntu3.3+esm3"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
"name": "gnupg",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/gnupg@1.4.20-1ubuntu3.3+esm3?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-infra/xenial"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.4.20-1ubuntu3.3+esm3"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"1.4.18-7ubuntu1",
"1.4.19-6ubuntu1",
"1.4.20-1ubuntu1",
"1.4.20-1ubuntu2",
"1.4.20-1ubuntu3",
"1.4.20-1ubuntu3.1",
"1.4.20-1ubuntu3.2",
"1.4.20-1ubuntu3.3",
"1.4.20-1ubuntu3.3+esm2"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "USN-7946-1 fixed vulnerabilities in GnuPG 2.x.\nThis update provides the corresponding updates for GnuPG 1.x.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n It was discovered that GnuPG incorrectly handled crafted input.\n A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to crash the program,\n or execute arbitrary code.\n",
"id": "USN-7946-2",
"modified": "2026-06-25T10:47:02Z",
"published": "2026-01-08T15:55:26Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7946-2"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-68973"
}
],
"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"summary": "gnupg vulnerability",
"upstream": [
"UBUNTU-CVE-2025-68973"
]
}
Loading…
Loading…
Experimental. This forecast is provided for visualization only and may change without notice. Do not use it for operational decisions.
Forecast uses a logistic model when the trend is rising, or an exponential decay model when the trend is falling. Fitted via linearized least squares.
Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date | Other |
|---|
Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Loading…
Loading…