This is what I see when I ssh to my Dell box at work;
[sysadmin@nag ~]$ ssh steve@srj -i .ssh/SRJ
Enter passphrase for key '.ssh/SRJ':
1 device has a firmware upgrade available.
Run `fwupdmgr get-upgrades` for more information.
3 updates can be applied immediately.
3 of these updates are standard security updates.
To see these additional updates run: apt list --upgradable
*** System restart required ***
Last login: Tue Sep 14 20:35:18 2021 from 10.50.101.2
# 21:29 steve@SRJ ~ $
fwupdmgr get-upgrades
Devices with no available firmware updates:
• HGST HDN724030ALE640
• INTEL SSDPEKKW256G7
• UEFI dbx
OptiPlex 7040
│
└─System Firmware:
│ Device ID: e756f178070f2ab58a0060faf0cd5383d710a2ce
│ Current version: 1.19.0
│ Minimum Version: 1.19.0
│ Vendor: Dell Inc. (DMI:Dell Inc.)
│ GUIDs: b950d63c-f9a5-4823-b48d-395e960ab468
│ 230c8b18-8d9b-53ec-838b-6cfc0383493a
│ 3556a281-77b7-5eaa-9b91-279d49e253a1
│ Device Flags: • Internal device
│ • Updatable
│ • System requires external power source
│ • Supported on remote server
│ • Needs a reboot after installation
│ • Cryptographic hash verification is available
│ • Device is usable for the duration of the update
│
├─OptiPlex 7040 System Update:
│ New version: 1.20.2
│ Remote ID: lvfs
│ Summary: Firmware for the Dell OptiPlex 7040
│ License: Proprietary
│ Size: 12.9 MB
│ Created: 2021-07-08
│ Urgency: High
│ Vendor: Dell Inc.
│ Flags: is-upgrade
│ Description:
│ A05 candidate BIOS turn to A-Rev.
│
│ • Firmware updates to address the Intel Security Advisory INTEL SA 00459 (CVE 2020 24507 and CVE 2020 8703).
│ • Firmware updates to address the Intel Security Advisory INTEL SA 00464 (CVE 2020 24512).
│ • Firmware updates to address security vulnerabilities.
│
└─OptiPlex 7040 System Update:
New version: 1.20.1
Remote ID: lvfs
Summary: Firmware for the Dell OptiPlex 7040
License: Proprietary
Size: 12.9 MB
Created: 2021-06-09
Urgency: High
Vendor: Dell Inc.
Flags: is-upgrade
Description:
A05 candidate BIOS turn to A-Rev.
• Firmware updates to address the Intel Security Advisory INTEL SA 00459 (CVE 2020 24507 and CVE 2020 8703).
• Firmware updates to address the Intel Security Advisory INTEL SA 00464 (CVE 2020 24512).
• Firmware updates to address security vulnerabilities.