RHEL 7 : microcode_ctl (RHSA-2021:3322)

high Nessus Plugin ID 152955

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Synopsis

The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2021:3322 advisory.

The microcode_ctl packages provide microcode updates for Intel.

Security Fix(es):

* hw: Vector Register Data Sampling (CVE-2020-0548)

* hw: L1D Cache Eviction Sampling (CVE-2020-0549)

* hw: Special Register Buffer Data Sampling (SRBDS) (CVE-2020-0543)

* hw: Information disclosure issue in Intel SGX via RAPL interface (CVE-2020-8695)

* hw: Vector Register Leakage-Active (CVE-2020-8696)

* hw: Fast forward store predictor (CVE-2020-8698)

* hw: vt-d related privilege escalation (CVE-2020-24489)

* hw: improper isolation of shared resources in some Intel Processors (CVE-2020-24511)

* hw: observable timing discrepancy in some Intel Processors (CVE-2020-24512)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected microcode_ctl package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 152955

File Name: redhat-RHSA-2021-3322.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks

Published: 9/1/2021

Updated: 11/8/2024

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.5

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Important

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-24489

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:microcode_ctl, cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_aus:7.3

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/31/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/28/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-0543, CVE-2020-0548, CVE-2020-0549, CVE-2020-24489, CVE-2020-24511, CVE-2020-24512, CVE-2020-8695, CVE-2020-8696, CVE-2020-8698

CWE: 200, 212, 459

RHSA: 2021:3322

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