Bug#987956: libgcrypt20: ECDH decryption fails with "gpg: public key decryption failed: Invalid object" error message

[NIIBE Yutaka]

On Sun, 02 May 2021 19:47:15 +0200 "Xavier G." <xavier at kindwolf.org> wrote:
> Package: libgcrypt20
> Version: 1.8.7-4
> Severity: important
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> After a full-upgrade in Sid on 2021-05-02, `gpg --decrypt somefile.gpg` fails:
> 
>   gpg: encrypted with 256-bit ECDH key, ID [hopefully irrelevant]
>   gpg: public key decryption failed: Invalid object
>   gpg: decryption failed: No secret key
[...] 
> The second patch is precisely about returning "Invalid object" /
> GPG_ERR_INV_OBJ in some case related to GnuPG and ECDH decryption.

Sorry, it's my fault.

Fixed in the upstream repo.  It's tracked by:

    https://dev.gnupg.org/T5423
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