RedHat: RHSA-2020-4436:01 Low: gnome-software and fwupd security, bug fix,
Summary
The gnome-software packages contain an application that makes it easy to
add, remove, and update software in the GNOME desktop.
The appstream-data package provides the distribution specific AppStream
metadata required for the GNOME and KDE software centers.
The fwupd packages provide a service that allows session software to update
device firmware.
The following packages have been upgraded to a later upstream version:
gnome-software (3.36.1), fwupd (1.4.2).
Security Fix(es):
* fwupd: Possible bypass in signature verification (CVE-2020-10759)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 8.3 Release Notes linked from the References section.
Summary
Solution
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
References
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-10759 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#low https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/8.3_release_notes/
Package List
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8):
Source:
appstream-data-8-20200724.el8.src.rpm
gnome-software-3.36.1-4.el8.src.rpm
aarch64:
gnome-software-3.36.1-4.el8.aarch64.rpm
gnome-software-debuginfo-3.36.1-4.el8.aarch64.rpm
gnome-software-debugsource-3.36.1-4.el8.aarch64.rpm
noarch:
appstream-data-8-20200724.el8.noarch.rpm
ppc64le:
gnome-software-3.36.1-4.el8.ppc64le.rpm
gnome-software-debuginfo-3.36.1-4.el8.ppc64le.rpm
gnome-software-debugsource-3.36.1-4.el8.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
gnome-software-3.36.1-4.el8.s390x.rpm
gnome-software-debuginfo-3.36.1-4.el8.s390x.rpm
gnome-software-debugsource-3.36.1-4.el8.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
gnome-software-3.36.1-4.el8.x86_64.rpm
gnome-software-debuginfo-3.36.1-4.el8.x86_64.rpm
gnome-software-debugsource-3.36.1-4.el8.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8):
Source:
fwupd-1.4.2-4.el8.src.rpm
libxmlb-0.1.15-1.el8.src.rpm
aarch64:
fwupd-1.4.2-4.el8.aarch64.rpm
fwupd-debuginfo-1.4.2-4.el8.aarch64.rpm
fwupd-debugsource-1.4.2-4.el8.aarch64.rpm
libxmlb-0.1.15-1.el8.aarch64.rpm
libxmlb-debuginfo-0.1.15-1.el8.aarch64.rpm
libxmlb-debugsource-0.1.15-1.el8.aarch64.rpm
libxmlb-tests-debuginfo-0.1.15-1.el8.aarch64.rpm
ppc64le:
fwupd-1.4.2-4.el8.ppc64le.rpm
fwupd-debuginfo-1.4.2-4.el8.ppc64le.rpm
fwupd-debugsource-1.4.2-4.el8.ppc64le.rpm
libxmlb-0.1.15-1.el8.ppc64le.rpm
libxmlb-debuginfo-0.1.15-1.el8.ppc64le.rpm
libxmlb-debugsource-0.1.15-1.el8.ppc64le.rpm
libxmlb-tests-debuginfo-0.1.15-1.el8.ppc64le.rpm
s390x:
fwupd-1.4.2-4.el8.s390x.rpm
fwupd-debuginfo-1.4.2-4.el8.s390x.rpm
fwupd-debugsource-1.4.2-4.el8.s390x.rpm
libxmlb-0.1.15-1.el8.s390x.rpm
libxmlb-debuginfo-0.1.15-1.el8.s390x.rpm
libxmlb-debugsource-0.1.15-1.el8.s390x.rpm
libxmlb-tests-debuginfo-0.1.15-1.el8.s390x.rpm
x86_64:
fwupd-1.4.2-4.el8.x86_64.rpm
fwupd-debuginfo-1.4.2-4.el8.x86_64.rpm
fwupd-debugsource-1.4.2-4.el8.x86_64.rpm
libxmlb-0.1.15-1.el8.i686.rpm
libxmlb-0.1.15-1.el8.x86_64.rpm
libxmlb-debuginfo-0.1.15-1.el8.i686.rpm
libxmlb-debuginfo-0.1.15-1.el8.x86_64.rpm
libxmlb-debugsource-0.1.15-1.el8.i686.rpm
libxmlb-debugsource-0.1.15-1.el8.x86_64.rpm
libxmlb-tests-debuginfo-0.1.15-1.el8.i686.rpm
libxmlb-tests-debuginfo-0.1.15-1.el8.x86_64.rpm
These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/
Topic
An update for appstream-data, fwupd, gnome-software, and libxmlb is nowavailable for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Low. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, whichgives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability fromthe CVE link(s) in the References section.
Topic
Relevant Releases Architectures
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) - aarch64, noarch, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Bugs Fixed
1797932 - Rebase gnome-software to 3.36
1815502 - gnome-software support for auth webflow in flatpak remotes
1839774 - missing section for gnome-shell extensions
1844316 - CVE-2020-10759 fwupd: Possible bypass in signature verification
1844488 - request for appstream-data refresh in 8.3
1845714 - Show Details not working for e.g. Firefox installed from rpm