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Oracle Linux 7 : microcode_ctl (ELSA-2022-9485)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 162220

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Synopsis

The remote Oracle Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2022-9485 advisory.

 [2:2.1-73.13.0.3]
 - update 06-55-04 to 0x2006d05
 - update 06-55-07 to 0x5003302
 - update 06-6a-04 to 0xb000280
 - update 06-6a-06 to 0xd000375

 [2:2.1-73.13.0.2]
 - roll back 06-6a-06 to 0xd0002a0 due to PCIe issues on reset [Orabug: 34076312]

 [2:2.1-73.13.0.1]
 - for Intel, do not trigger load if on-disk microcode is not an update [Orabug: 30634727]
 - set early_microcode='no' in virtualized guests to avoid early load bugs [Orabug: 30618736]
 - ensure late loading fixes are present on 4.1.12-* and 4.14.35-*
 - enable early and late load for 5.4.17-*
 - enable early loading for 06-4f-01 caveat
 - remove no longer appropriate caveats for 06-2d-07 and 06-55-04

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle 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.

See Also

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2022-9485.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 162220

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2022-9485.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/14/2022

Updated: 10/22/2024

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-21166

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:oracle:linux:microcode_ctl, cpe:/o:oracle:linux:7

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/15/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/14/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-21123, CVE-2022-21125, CVE-2022-21127, CVE-2022-21166