Mageia 2021-0103: nonfree firmware security update
Summary
Updated nonfree firmwares fixees various issues, adds new / improved
hardware support and fixes atleast the following security issue:
An issue was discovered on Broadcom Wi-Fi client devices. Specifically
timed and handcrafted traffic can cause internal errors (related to
state transitions) in a WLAN device that lead to improper layer 2
Wi-Fi encryption with a consequent possibility of information
disclosure over the air for a discrete set of traffic (CVE-2019-15126).
Full list of updates:
* kernel-firmware-nonfree:
- add firmware for Lontium LT9611UXC DSI to HDMI bridge
- brcm: Add NVRAM for Vamrs 96boards Rock960
- brcm: make AP6212 in bananpi m2 plus/zero work
- brcm: Link RPi4's WiFi firmware with DMI machine name
- brcm: Update Raspberry Pi 3B+/4B NVRAM for downstream changes
- brcm: remove old brcm firmwares that have newer cypress variants
(CVE-2019-15126)
- cypress: Link the new cypress firmware to the old brcm files
(CVE-2019-15126)
- i915: Add GuC firmware v49.0.1 for all platforms
- i915: Add GuC v49.0.1 for DG1
- i915: Add HuC v7.7.1 for DG1
- i915: Add DMC v2.01 for ADL-S
- mediatek: update MT8173 VPU firmware to v1.1.6
- mediatek: add firmware for MT7921
- Mellanox: Add new mlxsw_spectrum firmware xx.2008.2304
- QCA : Updated firmware files for WCN3991
- qcom: add firmware files for Adreno a650
- qcom: Add SM8250 Audio DSP firmware
- qcom: Add SM8250 Compute DSP firmware
- qcom: Add venus firmware files for VPU-1.0
* iwlwifi-firmware:
- Update firmware for Intel Bluetooth 9260, 9560 to 22.20.0.3
- Update firmware for Intel Bluetooth AX200, AX201, AX210 to 22.30.0.4
* rtlwifi-firmware:
- rtl_bt: Update RTL8821C BT(USB I/F) FW to 0x829a_7644
- rtl_bt: Update RTL8822C BT(USB I/F) FW to 0x099a_7253
- rtl_bt: Update RTL8822C BT(UART I/F) FW to 0x059A_25CB
- rtl_bt: Add firmware and config files for RTL8852A BT USB chip
- rtw88: RTL8821C: Update firmware to v24.8 (for rfe type 2 support)
- rtw88: RTL8822C: Update normal firmware to v9.9.5 (performance fixes)
- rtw89: 8852a: add firmware v0.9.12.2
* radeon-firmware:
- amdgpu: add initial firmware for green sardine
References
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28475
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-15126
Resolution
MGASA-2021-0103 - Updated nonfree firmware packages fix security vulnerability
SRPMS
- 7/nonfree/kernel-firmware-nonfree-20210223-1.mga7.nonfree
- 7/nonfree/radeon-firmware-20210211-1.mga7.nonfree