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3763 packaging minor always 2009-07-10 18:59 2013-09-23 09:24
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0003763: gpg using insecure memory
According to gpg FAQ, gpg needs to be installed setuid root on certain systems to allow it to prevent itself from being swapped out to disk (which would mean running a risk of a data leakage).
Issue History
2009-07-10 18:59 maciej New Issue
2009-07-10 19:57 mwatters Assigned To => mwatters
2009-07-10 19:57 mwatters Status new => confirmed
2009-08-08 06:13 mwatters Note Added: 0006541
2009-08-08 06:13 mwatters Status confirmed => resolved
2009-08-08 06:13 mwatters Resolution open => fixed
2013-09-23 09:24 laurent Note Added: 0010585
2013-09-23 09:24 laurent Status resolved => closed

Notes
(0006541)
mwatters   
2009-08-08 06:13   
New version of 1.4.9 has been placed in testing.
It installs the gpg binary as setuid root
(0010585)
laurent   
2013-09-23 09:24   
It's been working for me without warnings for a long time.