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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8319-1
May 27, 2026

libgcrypt20 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 25.10
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Libgcrypt.

Software Description:
- libgcrypt20: LGPL Crypto library

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)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
  libgcrypt20                     1.12.0-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 25.10
  libgcrypt20                     1.11.0-7ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  libgcrypt20                     1.10.3-2ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  libgcrypt20                     1.9.4-3ubuntu3.2

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8319-1
  CVE-2026-41989, CVE-2026-41990

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgcrypt20/1.12.0-2ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgcrypt20/1.11.0-7ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgcrypt20/1.10.3-2ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/libgcrypt20/1.9.4-3ubuntu3.2

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