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Package name gnupg
Date May 3rd, 2001
Advisory ID MDKSA-2001:045
Affected versions 7.1, 7.2, 8.0, CS1.0
Synopsis Updated gnupg packages fix various insecurities

Problem Description

GnuPG version 1.0.5 has been released that fixes a few security
problems, including a vulnerability that makes it easier for an
attacker to recover your private key if they are able to steal your
keyring.

Updated Packages

Mandrakelinux 7.1

 5508a9ba6885b81dcd6918f973651140  7.1/RPMS/gnupg-1.0.5-1.2mdk.i586.rpm
6059e4707fedbf872917bbef60db7217  7.1/SRPMS/gnupg-1.0.5-1.2mdk.src.rpm

Mandrakelinux 7.2

 9537e80cd404b8d51187f0be098c2475  7.2/RPMS/gnupg-1.0.5-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
534054ba6e7fb7003d3b53c7bb0a96e5  7.2/SRPMS/gnupg-1.0.5-1.1mdk.src.rpm

Mandrakelinux 8.0

 95353d7d6ad2a2c614542f44b1a2bf1c  8.0/RPMS/gnupg-1.0.5-1.1mdk.i586.rpm
534054ba6e7fb7003d3b53c7bb0a96e5  8.0/SRPMS/gnupg-1.0.5-1.1mdk.src.rpm

Corporate Server 1.0.1

 5508a9ba6885b81dcd6918f973651140  1.0.1/RPMS/gnupg-1.0.5-1.2mdk.i586.rpm
6059e4707fedbf872917bbef60db7217  1.0.1/SRPMS/gnupg-1.0.5-1.2mdk.src.rpm

References

http://www.gnupg.org/whatsnew.html#rn20010429

Upgrade

To upgrade automatically, use MandrivaUpdate.


Verification

Please verify the update prior to upgrading to ensure the integrity of the downloaded package. You can do this with the command :

                rpm --checksig package.rpm
                

You can get the GPG public key of the Mandriva Security Team to verify the GPG signature of each RPM.

If you use MandrivaUpdate, the verification of md5 checksum and GPG signature is performed automatically for you.