CVE-2020-10759

CVE Details

Release Date:	2020-09-15
Impact:	None	What is this?

Description

A PGP signature bypass flaw was found in fwupd (all versions), which could lead to the installation of unsigned firmware. As per upstream, a signature bypass is theoretically possible, but not practical because the Linux Vendor Firmware Service (LVFS) is either not implemented or enabled in versions of fwupd shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 and 8. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and integrity.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v3 metrics

Base Score:	6.0
Vector String:	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Version:	3.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	High
User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	High
Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 8 (appstream-data)	ELSA-2020-4436	2020-11-10
Oracle Linux version 8 (fwupd)	ELSA-2020-4436	2020-11-10
Oracle Linux version 8 (gnome-software)	ELSA-2020-4436	2020-11-10
Oracle Linux version 8 (libxmlb)	ELSA-2020-4436	2020-11-10