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Canonical Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) Update Version gpgsm 2.4.4-2ubuntu17.6

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Update Summary

USN-8720-1 addresses a GnuPG issue where CMS messages encrypted with AES-GCM could be forged due to incorrect authentication tag length validation. Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS is fixed by updating `gpgsm` to 2.4.4-2ubuntu17.6.

Update Details

Security

  • Fixes a vulnerability in GnuPG where CMS messages encrypted with AES-GCM could be forged under certain circumstances.
  • An attacker could potentially bypass message integrity checks due to incorrect authentication tag length validation.

Hints

  • A standard system update will apply the fix.
  • For Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (noble), update gpgsm to 2.4.4-2ubuntu17.6.

Product Information

Vendor: Canonical

Product: Ubuntu Server

Product type: Software

Application category: Utilities

Platform: Linux

Variant: 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Version: gpgsm 2.4.4-2ubuntu17.6

Vendor release date: Sep 3, 2026

Original release notes: View on vendor site

Published on updatealert.io: Sep 6, 2026

Description: Server operating system for Linux infrastructure and workloads.

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