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Fedora 41 : linux-firmware (2024-3cd42e9e29)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 210969

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Fedora 41 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-3cd42e9e29 advisory.

 Update to upstream 20240909:

 * i915: Update MTL DMC v2.23
 * cirrus: cs35l56: Add firmware for Cirrus CS35L54 for some HP laptops
 * amdgpu: Revert sienna cichlid dmcub firmware update
 * iwlwifi: add Bz FW for core89-58 release
 * rtl_nic: add firmware rtl8126a-3
 * update MT7921 WiFi/bluetooth device firmware
 * amdgpu: update DMCUB to v0.0.232.0 for DCN314 and DCN351
 * amdgpu: DMCUB updates forvarious AMDGPU ASICs
 * rtw89: 8922a: add fw format-1 v0.35.41.0
 * update MT7925 WiFi/bluetooth device firmware
 * rtl_bt: Add firmware and config files for RTL8922A
 * rtl_bt: Add firmware file for the the RTL8723CS Bluetooth part
 * rtl_bt: de-dupe identical config.bin files
 * rename rtl8723bs_config-OBDA8723.bin -> rtl_bt/rtl8723bs_config.bin
 * Update AMD SEV firmware
 * update firmware for MT7996
 * Revert i915: Update MTL DMC v2.22
 * ath12k: WCN7850 hw2.0: update board-2.bin
 * ath11k: WCN6855 hw2.0: update to WLAN.HSP.1.1-03125-QCAHSPSWPL_V1_V2_SILICONZ_LITE-3.6510.41
 * ath11k: WCN6855 hw2.0: update board-2.bin
 * ath11k: QCA2066 hw2.1: add to WLAN.HSP.1.1-03926.13-QCAHSPSWPL_V2_SILICONZ_CE-2.52297.3
 * ath11k: QCA2066 hw2.1: add board-2.bin
 * ath11k: IPQ5018 hw1.0: update to WLAN.HK.2.6.0.1-01291-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1
 * qcom: vpu: add video firmware for sa8775p
 * amdgpu: DMCUB updates for various AMDGPU ASICs

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

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 linux-firmware package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2024-3cd42e9e29

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 210969

File Name: fedora_2024-3cd42e9e29.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/14/2024

Updated: 11/14/2024

Supported Sensors: continuous_assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-31315

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:linux-firmware, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:41

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/9/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/9/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-31315