CVE-2021-3345
Publication date 29 January 2021
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
_gcry_md_block_write in cipher/hash-common.c in Libgcrypt version 1.9.0 has a heap-based buffer overflow when the digest final function sets a large count value. It is recommended to upgrade to 1.9.1 or later.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| libgcrypt20 | ||
| 20.04 LTS focal |
Not affected
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Not affected
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release | |
| libgcrypt11 | ||
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not in release | |
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Not affected
|
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
7.8 · High
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Other references
- https://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=libgcrypt.git;a=commit;h=512c0c75276949f13b6373b5c04f7065af750b08
- https://gnupg.org
- https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2021q1/000455.html
- https://lists.gnupg.org/pipermail/gnupg-announce/2021q1/000456.html
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3345