USN-1570-1: GnuPG vulnerability
Description
It was discovered that GnuPG used a short ID when downloading keys from akeyserver, even if a long ID was requested. An attacker could possibly usethis to return a different key with a duplicate short key id. The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package version: To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. LP: 1016643
Solution(s)
- ubuntu-upgrade-gnupg
- ubuntu-upgrade-gnupg2
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