[Bug 1917509] Re: Call for testing: grub2 security updates

[Andreas Schildbach]

On a focal system all up-to-date, I installed these updates (and only
these) from focal-proposed, and everything seems fine. System is booting
as normal.

grub-common/focal-proposed 2.04-1ubuntu26.11 amd64 [upgradable from: 2.04-1ubuntu26.9]
grub-efi-amd64-bin/focal-proposed 2.04-1ubuntu42 amd64 [upgradable from: 2.04-1ubuntu26.9]
grub-efi-amd64-signed/focal-proposed 1.164+2.04-1ubuntu42 amd64 [upgradable from: 1.142.11+2.04-1ubuntu26.9]
grub-efi-amd64/focal-proposed 2.04-1ubuntu42 amd64 [upgradable from: 2.04-1ubuntu26.9]
grub2-common/focal-proposed 2.04-1ubuntu26.11 amd64 [upgradable from: 2.04-1ubuntu26.9]

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Title:
  Call for testing: grub2 security updates

Status in grub2 package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in grub2-signed package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in grub2-unsigned package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  Several security issues were announced on 2021-03-02, see
  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/KnowledgeBase/GRUB2SecureBootBypass2021
  for details.

  As part of this update, a large number of changes were incorporated,
  both in grub2 and how it is packaged. Updates will initially be
  published to the -proposed pockets of each release. Testing is greatly
  appreciated and feedback can be collected on this bug report.

  [XXX Fill in information on how to enable proposed and install grub
  updates here]

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