CVE-2018-9234

dirmngr: GnuPG 2.2.4 and 2.2.5 does not enforce a configuration in which key certification requires an offline master Certify...

CVE-2018-9234 is fixed in 17 products on 1 platform, first by dirmngr 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1, released June 7, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
Low
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0196
80th percentile

GnuPG 2.2.4 and 2.2.5 does not enforce a configuration in which key certification requires an offline master Certify key, which results in apparently valid certifications that occurred only with access to a signing subkey.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
dirmngr · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 dirmngr 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 Jun 7, 2018
gnupg · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 gnupg 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 Jun 7, 2018
gnupg-agent · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 gnupg-agent 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 Jun 7, 2018
gnupg-l10n · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 gnupg-l10n 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 Jun 7, 2018
gnupg-utils · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 gnupg-utils 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 Jun 7, 2018
gnupg2 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 gnupg2 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 Jun 7, 2018
gpg · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 gpg 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 Jun 7, 2018
gpg-agent · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 gpg-agent 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 Jun 7, 2018
gpg-wks-client · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 gpg-wks-client 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 Jun 7, 2018
gpg-wks-server · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 gpg-wks-server 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 Jun 7, 2018
gpgconf · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 gpgconf 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 Jun 7, 2018
gpgsm · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 gpgsm 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 Jun 7, 2018
gpgv · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 gpgv 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 Jun 7, 2018
gpgv-static · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 gpgv-static 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 Jun 7, 2018
gpgv-win32 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 gpgv-win32 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 Jun 7, 2018
gpgv2 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 gpgv2 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 Jun 7, 2018
scdaemon · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 scdaemon 2.2.4-1ubuntu1.1 Jun 7, 2018