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[TLP:CLEAR] GnuPG fixes 3 vulnerabilities
GnuPG fixes 3 vulnerabilities with version 2.5.17 [1][2][3].
Under certain conditions, an unauthenticated local attacker can perform a DoS attack or corrupt data in memory, and potentially execute code with the privileges of the tpm2daemon process, by sending a specially crafted ciphertext. Systems that use a Trusted Platform Module (TPM) to store private keys are vulnerable, and both cryptographic paths - RSA and ECC - are affected [1][4]. Detailed information about the vulnerability can be found at [1][5].
The vulnerability is present in product:
- GnuPG; <2.5.17;
CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
More information:
- CVE-2026-24882 at cve.org, NVD
- CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow at cwe.mitre.org
The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 27. 1. 2026.
Under certain conditions, an unauthenticated remote attacker can cause the gpg-agent process to crash or corrupt data in memory, and potentially execute code, by sending a specially crafted encrypted CMS (S/MIME) EnvelopedData message [2][6]. Detailed information about the vulnerability can be found at [2].
The vulnerability is present in product:
- GnuPG; >=2.5.13, <2.5.17;
CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
More information:
- CVE-2026-24881 at cve.org, NVD
- CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow at cwe.mitre.org
The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 27. 1. 2026.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can cause a process crash by sending a specially crafted packet with a digital signature [3][7].
The vulnerability is present in product:
- GnuPG; <2.5.17;
CVSS: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
More information:
- CVE-2026-24883 at cve.org, NVD
- CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference at cwe.mitre.org
The vulnerability was publicly disclosed 27. 1. 2026.
Links
- [1] https://dev.gnupg.org/T8045
- [2] https://dev.gnupg.org/T8044
- [3] https://dev.gnupg.org/T8049
- [4] https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24882
- [5] https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/27/11
- [6] https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24881
- [7] https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-24883
By CESNET, z.s.p.o. Michaela Ručková on 29. 1. 2026.