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gnome-keyring — security advisory
GNOME gnome-keyring 3.4.0 through 3.4.1, when gpg-cache-method is set to "idle" or "timeout," does not properly limit the amount of time a passphrase is cached, which allows attackers to have an unspecified impact via unknown attack vectors.
- Products
- gnome-keyring
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 3.4.1-5
- CVEs
- CVE-2012-3466
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 22:37 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
GNOME gnome-keyring 3.4.0 through 3.4.1, when gpg-cache-method is set to "idle" or "timeout," does not properly limit the amount of time a passphrase is cached, which allows attackers to have an unspecified impact via unknown attack vectors.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2012-3466
gnome-keyring
Fixed versions: 3.4.1-5
gnome-keyring
Fixed versions: 3.4.1-5
gnome-keyring
Fixed versions: 3.4.1-5
Complete source record
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"modified": "2026-10-23T17:47:25.745005029Z",
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"source_id": "core-osv",
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"published_at": "2012-10-22T23:55:06.057+00:00"
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