Fwupdmgr

If you’re still running ThinkPad P1 Gen 1 (Type 20MD, 20ME) like me, there is an exciting news, at least to me. Lenovo just released a new BIOS/UEFI firmware updated at version 1.27 on Mar 20, 2020. Changes in this releases: CHANGES IN THIS RELEASE Version 1.27 [Important updates] - Addresses CVE-2019-0185 (https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0185) Refer to Lenovo's Security Advisory page for additionalinformation about LEN-27714 "Multi-vendor BIOS Security Vulnerabilities". (https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-27714) - Security fix addresses LEN-29406 "ST Microelectronics TPM Firmware ECDSA Signature Generation Vulnerability". Refer to Lenovo's Security Advisory page for additionalinformation. (https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/solutions/LEN-29406) - Addresses CVE-2019-14607 (https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-14607) [New functions or enhancements] - Updated the CPU microcode. - Supported BIOS password authentication before entering into MEBx. [Problem fixes] - Nothing. On a Fedora (31/32) laptop, to update the firmware is very easy nowaday. Here are the 2 commands to run: ...

Though a new firmware was release for ThinkPad X1 Carbon G6 since last month, 2020/01/23, I only found about this today. Unlike the firmware for Dell’s laptop, once can easily update it with fwupmgr if your Linux system supports it. Here’s what’s changed in this release. CHANGES IN THIS RELEASE Version 1.45 <1.45> UEFI: 1.45 / ECP: 1.20 - (Fix) Fixed an issue where a system hardware controller device might disappear at 2nd boot. To update it on Fedora 31, run: ...

Dell released a new System BIOS firmware for Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 version 1.1.3 at the end of last year. This release marked as Urgent, and it fixed the following issues (as taken from Dell’s site): Fixed the incorrect panel size information in the BIOS setup menu. Fixed the issue where the MAC Address Override fails during the Preboot eXecution Environment (PXE) boot process. Change default setting of “Enable Thunderbolt (and PCIe behind TBT) pre-boot modules” to disabled by default If your laptop runs Windows 10 and has Dell Update utilities installed, this System BIOS firmware update process is very simple. You just need to run this utility and click on Update button. ...

It looks like Lenovo just released a new firmware for ThinkPad P1 Gen1 again. Here is the changes in this 1.25 release: CHANGES IN THIS RELEASE Version 1.25 [Important updates] - Update includes security fixes. - Addresses CVE-2019-0151 (https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0151) - Addresses CVE-2019-0152 (https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0152) - Addresses CVE-2019-0123 (https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0123) - Addresses CVE-2019-0124 (https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0124) - Addresses CVE-2019-0117 (https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0117) - Addresses CVE-2019-0184 (https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-0184) [New functions or enhancements] - Updated the CPU microcode. - Updated Regulatory Information. [Problem fixes] - Nothing. Unlike previous BIOS version 1.24 update, I wanted to try to just use the fwupdmgr command utility to do it. It turned it out it was quite simple and straight forward. ...

I’ve been relying on Gnome Software Center to let me know when new ThinkPad P1 firmware is available. Up until today, there is no new firmware available since the last update back in August 2019. However, I stumbled on a post on reddit r/thinkpad, someone mentioned the BIOS 1.26 had been released for X1 Extreme/P1 Gen 2. This made me wonder if there was also new version of BIOS for the P1 Gen 1 that I have. Of course, there is a new BIOS firmware available: 1.24. ...