RedHat libgcrypt CVE-2021-33560 Information Disclosure Vulnerability

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The libgcrypt library provides general-purpose implementations of various cryptographic algorithms. Security Fix(es): libgcrypt: mishandles ElGamal encryption because it lacks exponent blinding to address a side-channel attack against mpi_powm (CVE-2021-33560) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5 Release Notes linked from the References section. SolutionFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

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libgcrypt

CVE References

CVE-2021-33560