==========================================================================
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://usn.ubuntu.com/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
—–BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE—–
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=SJVg
—–END PGP SIGNATURE—–
—