=========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4395-1
June 15, 2020

fwupd vulnerability
=========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 19.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

Summary:

fwupd could be made to install an unsigned firmware.

Software Description:
- fwupd: Firmware update daemon

Details:

Justin Steven discovered that fwupd incorrectly handled certain signature
verification. An attacker could possibly use this issue to install an unsigned
firmware.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
  fwupd                           1.3.9-4ubuntu0.1
  libfwupd2                       1.3.9-4ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 19.10:
  fwupd                           1.2.10-1ubuntu4.1
  libfwupd2                       1.2.10-1ubuntu4.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  fwupd                           1.2.10-1ubuntu2~ubuntu18.04.5
  libfwupd2                       1.2.10-1ubuntu2~ubuntu18.04.5

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
  fwupd                           0.8.3-0ubuntu5.1
  libfwupd1                       0.8.3-0ubuntu5.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4395-1
  CVE-2020-10759

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fwupd/1.3.9-4ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fwupd/1.2.10-1ubuntu4.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fwupd/1.2.10-1ubuntu2~ubuntu18.04.5
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fwupd/0.8.3-0ubuntu5.1

Ubuntu 4395-1: fwupd vulnerability

June 15, 2020
fwupd could be made to install an unsigned firmware.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: fwupd 1.3.9-4ubuntu0.1 libfwupd2 1.3.9-4ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 19.10: fwupd 1.2.10-1ubuntu4.1 libfwupd2 1.2.10-1ubuntu4.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: fwupd 1.2.10-1ubuntu2~ubuntu18.04.5 libfwupd2 1.2.10-1ubuntu2~ubuntu18.04.5 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: fwupd 0.8.3-0ubuntu5.1 libfwupd1 0.8.3-0ubuntu5.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4395-1

CVE-2020-10759

Severity
June 15, 2020

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fwupd/1.3.9-4ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fwupd/1.2.10-1ubuntu4.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fwupd/1.2.10-1ubuntu2~ubuntu18.04.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/fwupd/0.8.3-0ubuntu5.1

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