CVE-2020-10759

fwupd: Possible bypass in signature verification

Published Sep 15, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.0 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2274-1 fwupd security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-3175 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4395-1 fwupd vulnerability
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 11:14 AM
Reserved
Mar 20, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 15, 2020, 7:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:48 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jun 5, 2020, 12:00 AM