USN-8319-1: Libgcrypt vulnerabilities

Publication date

27 May 2026

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Libgcrypt.


Packages

Details

It was discovered that Libgcrypt incorrectly handled crafted ECDH
ciphertext. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Libgcrypt to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-41989)

It was discovered that Libgcrypt incorrectly handled Dilithium signing. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Libgcrypt to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 26.04
LTS. (CVE-2026-41990)

It was discovered that Libgcrypt incorrectly handled crafted ECDH
ciphertext. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Libgcrypt to
crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-41989)

It was discovered that Libgcrypt incorrectly handled Dilithium signing. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Libgcrypt to crash,
resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 26.04
LTS. (CVE-2026-41990)

Update instructions

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

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
26.04 LTS resolute libgcrypt20 –  1.12.0-2ubuntu0.1
25.10 questing libgcrypt20 –  1.11.0-7ubuntu0.1
24.04 LTS noble libgcrypt20 –  1.10.3-2ubuntu0.1
22.04 LTS jammy libgcrypt20 –  1.9.4-3ubuntu3.2

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