SUSE · Security update for gpg2
Affects SUSESource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 10.2 or 9.8 soon.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 4% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 10.2, 9.8
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 14 Jan 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.
What to do
Upgrade SUSE to 10.2 or 9.8.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| SUSE Product Security Team SUSE | Affected
| Fixed in
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has released official security updates for gnupg2 that address CVE-2025-68973. Users should apply the provided patches for Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 9 and 10 as detailed in advisories RHSA-2026:0697 and RHSA-2026:0719. Detailed update instructions are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Applying these updates will remediate the vulnerability.
Description
This update for gpg2 fixes the following issues: - CVE-2025-68973: out-of-bounds write when processing specially crafted input in the armor parser can lead to memory corruption (bsc#1255715). Other security fixes: - gpg: Avoid potential downgrade to SHA1 in 3rd party key signatures (bsc#1256246). - gpg: Error out on unverified output for non-detached signatures (bsc#1256244). - gpg: Deprecate the option --not-dash-escaped (bsc#1256390).
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0697 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2425966 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_0697.json (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0719 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_0719.json (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1859 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68973 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_1859.json (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0728 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_0728.json (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0935 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_0935.json (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0974 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_0974.json (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1014 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_1014.json (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:1229 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_1229.json (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/support/security/rating/ (opens in a new tab)
- ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2026_20029-1.json (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1255715 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1256244 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1256246 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1256390 (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68973/ (opens in a new tab)
- ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2026_1229.json (opens in a new tab)
- lists.suse.com/pipermail/suse-liberty-linux-updates/2026-February/002460.html (opens in a new tab)
- ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2026_20108-1.json (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-202620108-1/ (opens in a new tab)
- lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2026-January/023880.html (opens in a new tab)