openSUSE Leap 15.1: 2020:1280-1 Important: grub2 Kernel Validation Fix
opensuse
August 29, 2020
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata is now available.
Description
This update for grub2 fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2020-15705: Fail kernel validation without shim protocol
(bsc#1174421).
- Add fibre channel device's ofpath support to grub-ofpathname and search
hint to speed up root device discovery (bsc#1172745).
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15-SP1:Update update project.
Topics Covered
Patch
Patch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- openSUSE Leap 15.1:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-1280=1
Package List
- openSUSE Leap 15.1 (i586 x86_64):
grub2-2.02-lp151.21.27.1
grub2-branding-upstream-2.02-lp151.21.27.1
grub2-debuginfo-2.02-lp151.21.27.1
grub2-debugsource-2.02-lp151.21.27.1
- openSUSE Leap 15.1 (noarch):
grub2-i386-efi-2.02-lp151.21.27.1
grub2-i386-pc-2.02-lp151.21.27.1
grub2-i386-xen-2.02-lp151.21.27.1
grub2-snapper-plugin-2.02-lp151.21.27.1
grub2-systemd-sleep-plugin-2.02-lp151.21.27.1
grub2-x86_64-efi-2.02-lp151.21.27.1
grub2-x86_64-xen-2.02-lp151.21.27.1
References
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15705.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1172745
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1174421
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2020:1280-1
Rating: important
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.1
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