CVE-2026-41989 Memory corruption in Libgcrypt
Medium 6.7
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-41989 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-41989 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in gnupg Libgcrypt, published on 23 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-41989 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: gnupg Libgcrypt. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-41989/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-41989/index.md)
A heap-based buffer overflow in Libgcrypt allows attackers to cause denial of service via crafted ECDH ciphertext.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-41989?
CVE-2026-41989 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in gnupg Libgcrypt, published on 23 Apr 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Libgcrypt before 1.12.2 sometimes allows a heap-based buffer overflow and denial of service via crafted ECDH ciphertext to gcry_pk_decrypt.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-41989?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (40)
libgcrypt AlmaLinux:10 | All versions | 1.11.0-7.el10_2 |
libgcrypt-devel AlmaLinux:10 | All versions | 1.11.0-7.el10_2 |
libgcrypt AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1.8.5-8.el8_10 |
libgcrypt-devel AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1.8.5-8.el8_10 |
libgcrypt AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1.10.0-13.el9_8 |
libgcrypt-devel AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1.10.0-13.el9_8 |
libgcrypt Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | All versions | 0:1.11.0-7.el10_2 |
libgcrypt-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | All versions | 0:1.11.0-7.el10_2 |
libgcrypt-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | All versions | 0:1.11.0-7.el10_2 |
libgcrypt-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | All versions | 0:1.11.0-7.el10_2 |
libgcrypt-devel-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | All versions | 0:1.11.0-7.el10_2 |
libgcrypt Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | All versions | 0:1.8.5-8.el8_10 |
libgcrypt-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | All versions | 0:1.8.5-8.el8_10 |
libgcrypt-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | All versions | 0:1.8.5-8.el8_10 |
libgcrypt-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | All versions | 0:1.8.5-8.el8_10 |
libgcrypt-devel-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos | All versions | 0:1.8.5-8.el8_10 |
libgcrypt-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:1.10.0-13.el9_8 |
libgcrypt-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:1.10.0-13.el9_8 |
libgcrypt-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:1.10.0-13.el9_8 |
libgcrypt-devel-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | All versions | 0:1.10.0-13.el9_8 |
libgcrypt Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos | All versions | 0:1.10.0-13.el9_8 |
libgcrypt-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos | All versions | 0:1.10.0-13.el9_8 |
libgcrypt-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos | All versions | 0:1.10.0-13.el9_8 |
libgcrypt-devel-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::baseos | All versions | 0:1.10.0-13.el9_8 |
libgcrypt Red Hat:enterprise_linux_eus:10.0 | All versions | 0:1.11.0-5.el10_0.1 |
libgcrypt Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.4::baseos | All versions | 0:1.8.5-4.el8_4.1 |
libgcrypt Red Hat:rhel_aus:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:1.8.5-7.el8_6.1 |
libgcrypt Red Hat:rhel_e4s:8.8::baseos | All versions | 0:1.8.5-7.el8_8.1 |
libgcrypt Red Hat:rhel_e4s:9.2::baseos | All versions | 0:1.10.0-10.el9_2.2 |
libgcrypt Red Hat:rhel_e4s:9.4::baseos | All versions | 0:1.10.0-10.el9_4.2 |
libgcrypt Red Hat:rhel_eus:9.6::baseos | All versions | 0:1.10.0-11.el9_6.1 |
libgcrypt Red Hat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.4::baseos | All versions | 0:1.8.5-4.el8_4.1 |
libgcrypt Red Hat:rhel_eus_long_life:8.6::baseos | All versions | 0:1.8.5-7.el8_6.1 |
libgcrypt Red Hat:rhel_tus:8.8::baseos | All versions | 0:1.8.5-7.el8_8.1 |
libgcrypt Rocky Linux:10 | All versions | 0:1.11.0-7.el10_2 |
libgcrypt Rocky Linux:8 | All versions | 0:1.8.5-8.el8_10 |
libgcrypt Rocky Linux:9 | All versions | 0:1.10.0-13.el9_8 |
libgcrypt SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 | All versions | 1.9.4-150400.6.14.1 |
libgcrypt SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 | All versions | 1.9.4-150400.6.14.1 |
libgcrypt SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 | All versions | 1.9.4-150500.12.6.1 |
Products include Gnupg Libgcrypt.
How do I fix CVE-2026-41989?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2026-41989 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-41989 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as ALSA-2026:47117, ALSA-2026:50144, ALSA-2026:50147, AZL-83544, BELL-CVE-2026-41989, CLSA-2026-1784632339 and 33 more.