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Fedora 41 : linux-firmware (2025-7f56eb37a0)

high Nessus Plugin ID 232760

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 multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2025-7f56eb37a0 advisory.

 Update to upstream 20250311:

 * amdgpu: many firmware updates
 * qcom: Update gpu firmwares for qcs8300 chipset
 * add firmware for qat_420xx devices
 * amdgpu: DMCUB updates for various ASICs
 * i915: Update Xe3LPD DMC to v2.20
 * update firmware for MT7920/MT7925 WiFi device
 * mediatek MT7920/MT7925 bluetooth firmware update
 * Update firmware file for Intel BlazarI/BlazarU core
 * intel_vpu: Add firmware for 37xx and 40xx NPUs
 * QCA: Add Bluetooth firmwares for QCA2066 with USB transport
 * QCA: Add two bluetooth firmware nvm files for QCA2066
 * QCA: Update Bluetooth QCA2066 firmware to 2.1.0-00653
 * QCA: Update Bluetooth WCN685x 2.1 firmware to 2.1.0-00653
 * cirrus: cs35l41: Add firmware and tuning for ASUS Commercial/Consumer laptops
 * ASoC: tas2781: Update dsp firmware for Gemtree project
 * xe: Update GUC to v70.40.2 for BMG, LNL
 * cirrus: cs35l41: Add firmware and tunings for CS35L41 driver for Steam Deck
 * ath11k: QCN9074 hw1.0: update to WLAN.HK.2.9.0.1-02175-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-2
 * ath11k: QCA6698AQ hw2.1: update to WLAN.HSP.1.1-04604-QCAHSPSWPL_V1_V2_SILICONZ_IOE-1
 * ath11k: QCA6698AQ hw2.1: update board-2.bin
 * rtw89: 8852bt: update fw to v0.29.122.0 and BB parameter to 07
 * Update AMD SEV firmware
 * qca: update WCN3988 firmware
 * amdgpu: Update ISP FW for isp v4.1.1
 * qcom: add firmware for Adreno A225
 * cirrus: cs35l56: Add / update firmware for Cirrus CS35L56 for ASUS/Dell/HP/Lenovo laptops
 * update firmware for en8811h 2.5G ethernet phy
 * ASoC: tas2781: Change regbin firmwares for single device


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

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues 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-2025-7f56eb37a0

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 232760

File Name: fedora_2025-7f56eb37a0.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/15/2025

Updated: 3/15/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 4.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-21978

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.9

Temporal Score: 6.9

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

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: 3/13/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/5/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-31355, CVE-2024-21978