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Oracle Linux 6 : microcode_ctl (ELSA-2022-9670)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 163675

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2022-9670 advisory.

 [3:1.17-33.31.0.3]
 - update 06-55-04 to 0x2006d05
 - update 06-55-07 to 0x5003302
 - update 06-6a-04 to 0xb000280
 - update 06-6a-06 to 0xd000375

 [3:1.17-33.31.0.2]
 - update Intel microcode bundle to 20210608

 [3:1.17-33.31.0.1]
 - recognize the 'force-intel' file path available on EL7+ [orabug 31655792]
 - disable live load during %post due to UEK4 rendezvous timeouts [orabug 31655792]
 - merge Oracle changes for early load via dracut
 - remove no longer appropriate caveats for 06-2d-07 and 06-55-04
 - remove other caveat support to be compatible with early load logic
 - enable late load on install for UEK4 kernels marked safe (except BDW-79)
 - set early_microcode='no' in virtualized guests to avoid early load bugs [Orabug: 30618737]

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-2022-9670.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 163675

File Name: oraclelinux_ELSA-2022-9670.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/1/2022

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:6

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: 8/1/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/14/2022

Reference Information

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