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title: CVE-2022-3219
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-3219
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# CVE-2022-3219

Publication date 23 February 2023

Last updated 31 March 2026

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**3.3 · Low**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-3219#impact-score)

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## Description

GnuPG can be made to spin on a relatively small input by (for example)
crafting a public key with thousands of signatures attached, compressed
down to just a few KB.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-3219#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| gnupg | 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support |
| gnupg2 | 25.10 questing | Ignored |
| 25.04 plucky | Ignored end of life, was ignored |
| 24.10 oracular | Ignored end of life, was ignored |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Ignored |
| 23.10 mantic | Ignored end of life, was ignored [2022-09-28] |
| 23.04 lunar | Ignored end of life, was ignored [2022-09-28] |
| 22.10 kinetic | Ignored end of life, was ignored [2022-09-28] |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Ignored end of standard support, was ignored |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored end of standard support, was ignored |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-3219#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

per the upstream gnupg bug, GnuPG developers will not be fixing
this issue. We will not be fixing this issue in Ubuntu either.
Marking as ignored.

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| gnupg2 | * Other:   <https://dev.gnupg.org/D556> |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

3.3 · Low

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | None |
  | Integrity impact | None |
  | Availability impact | Low |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 3.3 · Low |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-3219)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3219)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2022-3219)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-3219)

### Other references

* <https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-3219>
* <https://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=165696590211434&w=4>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3219>