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Fedora 38 : fwupd (2023-48c43df788)

high Nessus Plugin ID 182764

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Fedora 38 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2023-48c43df788 advisory.

 - This release adds the following features: * Add a launchd agent for macOS * Add a new security attribute for BIOS capsule updates to be enabled * Add functionality to fix specific host security attributes * Add global information from the context into the report data * Add support for coSWID payload sections * Add support for parsing the EDID * Allow adding only-quirk instance IDs from quirk files * Install a sysusers.d systemd file when using -Dsystemd_unit_user This release fixes the following bugs: * Allow devices to require a connected display * Allow Wacom modules to specify a status polling interval * Do not show Intel CET unsupported as success * Do not show multiple Genesys GL32xx devices for the same physical device * Fix a fuzzing timeout in the HID descriptor parser * Recalculate the SUPPORTED flag after adopting a child device * Reduce the amount of memory used when chunking large firmware * Speed up logitech-bulkcontroller firmware updates * Stop reading ownership and TPM flashes left in Dell plugin * Try to use the LVFS when using report-history --force * Write the coSWID TAG_ID as a bytestring when possible This release adds support for the following hardware: * AMD dGPUs, Navi3x and above * Foxconn SDX12, SDX55 and SDX6X devices * Google Rex Intel USB-4 retimers * MediaTek DP AUX Scalers * Quectel EM160 module * Star Labs StarBook Mk VIr2 * VLI VL105-VL109 * Wacom DTH134 and DTC121 Tablets (FEDORA-2023-48c43df788)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected fwupd package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-48c43df788

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 182764

File Name: fedora_2023-48c43df788.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 10/9/2023

Updated: 10/9/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:38, p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:fwupd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/6/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/6/2023

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