fwupd, libjcat: Multiple vulnerabilities — GLSA 202007-04

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in fwupd and libjcat, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Affected packages

sys-apps/fwupd on all architectures
Affected versions < 1.3.10
Unaffected versions >= 1.3.10
dev-libs/libjcat on all architectures
Affected versions < 0.1.3
Unaffected versions >= 0.1.3

Background

fwupd aims to make updating firmware on Linux automatic, safe and reliable. libjcat is a library and tool for reading and writing Jcat files.

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in fwupd and libjcat. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All fwupd users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/fwupd-1.3.10"
 

All libjcat users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-libs/libjcat-0.1.3"
 

References

Release date
July 26, 2020

Latest revision
July 26, 2020: 1

Severity
normal

Exploitable
remote

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