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An u-boot security update has been released for openSUSE Leap 15.2.



security-announce: openSUSE-SU-2020:1869-1: important: Security update for u-boot


openSUSE Security Update: Security update for u-boot
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2020:1869-1
Rating: important
References: #1162198 #1167209
Cross-References: CVE-2020-10648 CVE-2020-8432
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.2
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An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

Description:

This update for u-boot fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2020-8432: Fixed a double free in the cmd/gpt.c
do_rename_gpt_parts() function, which allowed an attacker to execute
arbitrary code (bsc#1162198)
- CVE-2020-10648: Fixed improper signature verification during verified
boot (bsc#1167209).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15-SP2:Update update project.

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 15.2:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-1869=1


Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (x86_64):

u-boot-tools-2020.01-lp152.9.9.1
u-boot-tools-debuginfo-2020.01-lp152.9.9.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-10648.html
  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8432.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1162198
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1167209