Out-of-bounds write in GnuPG Libgcrypt
Priority LOW 29CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
Libgcrypt before 1.12.2 sometimes allows a heap-based buffer overflow and denial of service via crafted ECDH ciphertext to gcry_pk_decrypt.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00182 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Libgcrypt (gnupg): 1.10.4, 1.11.3, 1.12.2Red Hat: 44 advisories
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GnuPG | Libgcrypt | 1.8.8 to before 1.10.4; 1.11.0 to before 1.11.3; 1.12.0 to before 1.12.2 | 1.10.4, 1.11.3, 1.12.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Libgcrypt VendorGnuPG Affected 1.8.8 to before 1.10.4; 1.11.0 to before 1.11.3; 1.12.0 to before 1.12.2 Fixed in 1.10.4, 1.11.3, 1.12.2 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:libgcrypt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.8 to before 1.10.4; 1.11.0 to before 1.11.3; 1.12.0 to before 1.12.2 | Vulnerable | GnuPG |
- cpe:2.3:a:gnupg:libgcrypt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.8 to before 1.10.4; 1.11.0 to before 1.11.3; 1.12.0 to before 1.12.2 Vulnerable ·GnuPG
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Libgcrypt (gnupg) Fixed in 1.10.4, 1.11.3, 1.12.2
Red Hat 44 advisories
- RHSA-2026:82888 Released 2026-10-14 · Red Hat rating Importantcert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.17.2
- Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.17 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/cert-manager-operator-bundle
- RHSA-2026:82857 Released 2026-10-14 · Red Hat rating Importantcert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.18.2
- Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.18 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/cert-manager-operator-bundle
- RHSA-2026:82372 Released 2026-10-13 · Red Hat rating Importantcert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.18.2
- Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.18 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/cert-manager-operator-rhel9
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- Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.5 registry.redhat.io/rhaii/vllm-spyre-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:82354 Released 2026-10-13 · Red Hat rating Importantcert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.18.2
- Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.18 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/cert-manager-istio-csr-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:82347 Released 2026-10-13 · Red Hat rating Importantcert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.18.2
- Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.18 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-acmesolver-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:82336 Released 2026-10-13 · Red Hat rating Importantcert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.17.1
- Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.17 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/cert-manager-istio-csr-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:82322 Released 2026-10-13 · Red Hat rating Importantcert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.17.2
- Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.17 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/cert-manager-operator-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:82304 Released 2026-10-13 · Red Hat rating Importantcert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.17.2
- Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.17 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-acmesolver-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:82061 Released 2026-10-13 · Red Hat rating CriticalRed Hat AI Inference Tech Preview 3.5.2 (Gaudi)
- Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.5 registry.redhat.io/rhaii/vllm-gaudi-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:74674 Released 2026-10-01 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Base Images 3.4.3 (Neuron)
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 registry.redhat.io/rhai/base-image-neuron-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:74463 Released 2026-10-01 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Base Images 3.2.3 (ROCm 7.0)
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.2 registry.redhat.io/rhai/base-image-rocm-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:74462 Released 2026-10-01 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Base Images 3.2.3 (CUDA 12.9)
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.2 registry.redhat.io/rhai/base-image-cuda-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:74461 Released 2026-10-01 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Base Images 3.2.3 (Spyre)
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.2 registry.redhat.io/rhai/base-image-spyre-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:74460 Released 2026-10-01 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Base Images 3.2.3 (CPU)
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.2 registry.redhat.io/rhai/base-image-cpu-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:74459 Released 2026-10-01 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Base Images 3.2.3 (ROCm 6.4)
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.2 registry.redhat.io/rhai/base-image-rocm-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:74458 Released 2026-10-01 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Base Images 3.2.3 (TPU)
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.2 registry.redhat.io/rhai/base-image-tpu-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:73962 Released 2026-09-30 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Base Images 3.0.3 (cuda)
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 registry.redhat.io/rhai/base-image-cuda-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:73961 Released 2026-09-30 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Base Images 3.0.3 (spyre)
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 registry.redhat.io/rhai/base-image-spyre-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:73960 Released 2026-09-30 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Base Images 3.0.3 (cpu)
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 registry.redhat.io/rhai/base-image-cpu-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:73959 Released 2026-09-30 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat AI Base Images 3.0.3 (tpu)
- Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 registry.redhat.io/rhai/base-image-tpu-rhel9
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- RHSA-2026:72502 Released 2026-09-28 · Red Hat rating Importantcert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.20.1
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- RHSA-2026:72476 Released 2026-09-28 · Red Hat rating Importantcert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.20.1
- Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.20 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/cert-manager-operator-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:72475 Released 2026-09-28 · Red Hat rating Importantcert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.20.1
- Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.20 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/cert-manager-istio-csr-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:72470 Released 2026-09-28 · Red Hat rating Importantcert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.20.1
- Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.20 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-acmesolver-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:72399 Released 2026-09-28 · Red Hat rating Importantcert-manager Operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.20.1
- Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.20 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/cert-manager-operator-rhel9
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- Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.20 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/cert-manager-istio-csr-rhel9
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- Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.20 registry.redhat.io/cert-manager/jetstack-cert-manager-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:58977 Released 2026-08-24 · Red Hat rating Moderatelibgcrypt security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.8) libgcrypt-1.8.5-7.el8_8.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.8) libgcrypt-1.8.5-7.el8_8.1
- RHSA-2026:58978 Released 2026-08-24 · Red Hat rating Moderatelibgcrypt security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6) libgcrypt-1.8.5-7.el8_6.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6) libgcrypt-1.8.5-7.el8_6.1
- RHSA-2026:58979 Released 2026-08-24 · Red Hat rating Moderatelibgcrypt security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.4) libgcrypt-1.8.5-4.el8_4.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) libgcrypt-1.8.5-4.el8_4.1
- RHSA-2026:58981 Released 2026-08-24 · Red Hat rating CriticalRed Hat Update Infrastructure 5.3 Technology Preview security update
- Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 registry.redhat.io/rhui5/cds-kubernetes-tp-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhui5/installer-tp-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/rhui5/rhua-tp-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:54760 Released 2026-08-13 · Red Hat rating ImportantA Subscription Management tool for finding and reporting Red Hat product usage
- Red Hat Discovery 2 registry.redhat.io/discovery/discovery-server-rhel9, registry.redhat.io/discovery/discovery-ui-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:54387 Released 2026-08-12 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat Update Infrastructure 5.2 security update
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- RHSA-2026:47117 Released 2026-08-12 · Red Hat rating Moderatelibgcrypt security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) libgcrypt-1.8.5-8.el8_10, libgcrypt-devel-1.8.5-8.el8_10
- RHSA-2026:53371 Released 2026-08-11 · Red Hat rating ImportantInsights proxy Container Image
- Red Hat Insights proxy 1.5 registry.redhat.io/insights-proxy/insights-proxy-container-rhel9
- RHSA-2026:52950 Released 2026-08-10 · Red Hat rating Moderatelibgcrypt security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.6) libgcrypt-1.10.0-11.el9_6.1
- RHSA-2026:52953 Released 2026-08-10 · Red Hat rating Moderatelibgcrypt security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2) libgcrypt-1.10.0-10.el9_2.2
- RHSA-2026:52952 Released 2026-08-10 · Red Hat rating Moderatelibgcrypt security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.4) libgcrypt-1.10.0-10.el9_4.2
- RHSA-2026:52951 Released 2026-08-10 · Red Hat rating Moderatelibgcrypt security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v. 10.0) libgcrypt-1.11.0-5.el10_0.1
- RHSA-2026:50147 Released 2026-08-04 · Red Hat rating Moderatelibgcrypt security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) libgcrypt-devel-1.10.0-13.el9_8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) libgcrypt-1.10.0-13.el9_8
- RHSA-2026:50144 Released 2026-08-04 · Red Hat rating Moderatelibgcrypt security update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) libgcrypt-devel-1.11.0-7.el10_2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) libgcrypt-1.11.0-7.el10_2
- RHSA-2026:8466 Released 2026-04-16 · Red Hat rating ModerateRed Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
- Red Hat Hardened Images libgcrypt-1.12.2-1.hum1@aarch64, libgcrypt-1.12.2-1.hum1@src, libgcrypt-1.12.2-1.hum1@x86_64 +2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.17 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:82304, RHSA-2026:82322, RHSA-2026:82336, RHSA-2026:82888 |
| Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.18 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:82347, RHSA-2026:82354, RHSA-2026:82372, RHSA-2026:82857 |
| Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.20 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:72394, RHSA-2026:72395, RHSA-2026:72399, RHSA-2026:72470, RHSA-2026:72475, RHSA-2026:72476, RHSA-2026:72502 |
| Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:82061, RHSA-2026:82371 |
| Red Hat Discovery 2 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:54760 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:50144 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:50147 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 10) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:50144 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:47117 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:50147 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:58979 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:58978 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:58977 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:52953 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:52952 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v. 10.0) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:52951 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:52950 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:58979 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:58978 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.8) | Fixed | RHSA-2026:58977 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images | Fixed | RHSA-2026:8466 |
| Red Hat Insights proxy 1.5 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:53371 |
| Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:73909, RHSA-2026:73959, RHSA-2026:73960, RHSA-2026:73961, RHSA-2026:73962 |
| Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.2 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:74458, RHSA-2026:74459, RHSA-2026:74460, RHSA-2026:74461, RHSA-2026:74462, RHSA-2026:74463 |
| Red Hat OpenShift AI 3.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:74674 |
| Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:54387, RHSA-2026:58981 |
Not affected: 23 products
- Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.20
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.4)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 10.0)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.6)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.4)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.8)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.4)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v. 10.0)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.6)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.6)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.8)
- Red Hat OpenShift AI (RHOAI)
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat Update Infrastructure 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-41989
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wrv8-79m2-qg24
- 2026-10-13 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82061 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-13 Fix available: Red Hat AI Inference Server 3.5 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-14 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82371 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-14 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82304 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-14 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82322 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-14 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82336 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-14 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82372 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-14 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82354 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-14 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82347 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-15 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82857 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-15 Fix available: RHSA-2026:82888 · Red Hat
- 2026-10-16 Fix available: Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.17, Cert Manager support for Red Hat OpenShift release 1.18 · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
More GnuPG Libgcrypt vulnerabilities
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- TI-2017-05168 Information disclosure in GnuPG libgcrypt CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.8
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- TI-2018-04986 cipher/elgamal.c in Libgcrypt through 1.8.2, when used to encrypt messages directly… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
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Sources
- CVE-2026-41989 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-41989 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wrv8-79m2-qg24 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-41989 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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