GLSA 202512-01: GnuPG: Arbitrary Code Execution

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Severity:	high
Title:	GnuPG: Arbitrary Code Execution
Date:	12/27/2025
Bugs:	#967884
ID:	202512-01

Synopsis

A vulnerability has been discovered in GnuPG, which can lead to arbitrary code execution.

Background

The GNU Privacy Guard, GnuPG, is a free replacement for the PGP suite of cryptographic software.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-crypt/gnupg	< 2.5.14	>= 2.5.14	All supported architectures

Description

A vulnerability has been discovered in GnuPG's armor parser.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user or automated system to process a specially crafted signature file, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary commands with the privileges of the process.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All GnuPG users should upgrade to the latest version:

          # emerge --sync
          # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-crypt/gnupg-2.5.14"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202512-01.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.