[Announce] [Security fixes] Libgcrypt 1.12.2, 1.11.3, 1.10.x released
Werner Koch
wk at gnupg.org
Tue Apr 21 12:28:09 CEST 2026
Hello!
We are pleased to announce the availability of couple of new Libgcrypt
versions: 1.12.2, 1.11.3, and 1.10.4 . It is suggested to use 1.12.2
which is fully compatible with all earlier versions.
This version fixes a security bug [T8211] which can be used used to
mount a DoS using ECDH encryption (with NIST, Brainpool, X448, or X25519
curves). Note that GnuPG versions since 2.5.7 are not affected by this
bug due to the use of a different encryption API.
Another security bug [T8208] was fixed in the Dilithium signing
algorithm which is available since version 1.12.0.
Noteworthy changes in version 1.12.2 (2026-04-15)
====================================
* Bug fixes:
- Fix possible ECDH buffer overwrite with zeroes. [T8211]
- Add a missing bounds check to the Dilithium context handling.
Reported by Calif.io in collaboration with Claude and Anthropic
Research. [T8208]
- Add point validation when using the new KEM interface. [T8212]
* Other:
- Fix the dead-code of stronger_key_check for RSA. [T8171]
For a list of links to commits and bug numbers see the release info at
https://dev.gnupg.org/T8114 . However, due to an ongoing AI scraper
DDoS the site might not be reachable at all times or from all IPs.
Noteworthy changes in version 1.11.3 (2026-04-21)
====================================
* Bug fixes:
- Fix possible ECDH buffer overwrite with zeroes. [T8211]
- Add point validation when using the new KEM interface. [T8212]
- Fix compiler error on NetBSD. [T7633]
- mceliece6688128f: Fix stack overflow crash on win64/wine
[rCb17ed8d1af]
- Apply a Kyber patch from upstream. [rC5ba143d51f]
- Use CSIDL_COMMON_APPDATA instead of /etc on Windows. [rC995b870fd2]
- Use secure MPI in _gcry_mpi_assign_limb_space. [rC520c699c82]
- Fix a regression with disabled public-key algo for FIPS.
[T7338,rCc6e0658004]
* Other:
- Handle HAVE_BROKEN_MLOCK for the case of building with ASAN.
[T7889]
- Add stack burning for PQC algorithms. [rC289c0a596f]
Release-info: https://dev.gnupg.org/T8232
Noteworthy changes in version 1.10.4 (2026-04-21)
====================================
NOTE: The 1.10 series reaches end-of-life in 6 weeks.
* Bug fixes:
- Fix possible ECDH buffer overwrite with zeroes. [T8211]
- Fix AESWRAP padding length check. [T7130]
* Other:
- Handle HAVE_BROKEN_MLOCK for the case of building with ASAN.
[T7889]
Release-info: https://dev.gnupg.org/T8233
Download
========
Source code is hosted at the GnuPG FTP server and its mirrors as listed
at https://gnupg.org/download/mirrors.html. On the primary server
the source tarball and its digital signature are:
https://gnupg.org/ftp/gcrypt/libgcrypt/libgcrypt-1.12.2.tar.bz2
https://gnupg.org/ftp/gcrypt/libgcrypt/libgcrypt-1.12.2.tar.bz2.sig
https://gnupg.org/ftp/gcrypt/libgcrypt/libgcrypt-1.11.3.tar.bz2
https://gnupg.org/ftp/gcrypt/libgcrypt/libgcrypt-1.11.3.tar.bz2.sig
https://gnupg.org/ftp/gcrypt/libgcrypt/libgcrypt-1.10.4.tar.bz2
https://gnupg.org/ftp/gcrypt/libgcrypt/libgcrypt-1.10.4.tar.bz2.sig
or gzip compressed:
https://gnupg.org/ftp/gcrypt/libgcrypt/libgcrypt-1.12.2.tar.gz
https://gnupg.org/ftp/gcrypt/libgcrypt/libgcrypt-1.12.2.tar.gz.sig
https://gnupg.org/ftp/gcrypt/libgcrypt/libgcrypt-1.11.3.tar.gz
https://gnupg.org/ftp/gcrypt/libgcrypt/libgcrypt-1.11.3.tar.gz.sig
https://gnupg.org/ftp/gcrypt/libgcrypt/libgcrypt-1.10.4.tar.gz
https://gnupg.org/ftp/gcrypt/libgcrypt/libgcrypt-1.10.4.tar.gz.sig
In order to check that the version of Libgcrypt you downloaded is an
original and unmodified file please follow the instructions found at
https://gnupg.org/download/integrity_check.html. In short, you may
use one of the following methods:
- Check the supplied OpenPGP signature. For example to check the
signature of the file libgcrypt-1.12.2.tar.bz2 you would use this
command:
gpg --verify libgcrypt-1.12.2.tar.bz2.sig libgcrypt-1.12.2.tar.bz2
This checks whether the signature file matches the source file.
You should see a message indicating that the signature is good and
made by one or more of the release signing keys. Make sure that
this is a valid key, either by matching the shown fingerprint
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- If you are not able to use an existing version of GnuPG, you have
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this is either "sha1sum" or "shasum". Assuming you downloaded the
file libgcrypt-1.12.2.tar.bz2, you run the command like this:
sha1sum libgcrypt-1.12.2.tar.bz2
and check that the output matches the first line from the
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7b8ff21966a0b6e7a735466b9b9b55d9dac9fa87 libgcrypt-1.12.2.tar.bz2
a1b1d5561e7b743e7e4460a49015053da1901124 libgcrypt-1.12.2.tar.gz
d252f6b0a62fcacb8f82bcb61440b25d698a0a05 libgcrypt-1.11.3.tar.bz2
a89b597965a76bfbe0ad11e3d6153c3709c0b07e libgcrypt-1.11.3.tar.gz
d824efa873ac210e84573564df4a99f4cd5cdf77 libgcrypt-1.10.4.tar.bz2
5a5bb8d4dd69a2c7828dbf31b12df5e21e604971 libgcrypt-1.10.4.tar.gz
You should also verify that the checksums above are authentic by
matching them with copies of this announcement. Those copies can be
found at other mailing lists, web sites, and search engines.
Copying
=======
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Support
=======
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In case of problems specific to this release please first check
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Please see https://gnupg.org/documentation/security.html for information
on how to report security issues and for our threat model.
If you are a developer and you need a certain feature for your project,
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Thanks
======
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