MGASA-2021-0104

Updated nonfree firmwares fixees various issues, adds new / improved hardware support and fixes at least 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
  • 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 AX200, AX201, AX210 to 22.30.0.4

• rtlwifi-firmware:

  • rtw89: 8852a: add firmware v0.9.12.2