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Fedora 38 : microcode_ctl (2023-6846a1db56)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 176426

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote Fedora 38 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2023-6846a1db56 advisory.

 - Update to upstream 2.1-40. 20230516
 - Addition of 06-6c-01/0x10 (ICL-D B0) microcode at revision 0x1000230;
 - Addition of 06-8f-04/0x87 (SPR-SP E0/S1) microcode at revision 0x2b000461;
 - Addition of 06-8f-04/0x10 microcode at revision 0x2c0001d1;
 - Addition of 06-8f-05/0x87 (SPR-SP E2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-04) at revision 0x2b000461;
 - Addition of 06-8f-05/0x10 (SPR-HBM B1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-04) at revision 0x2c0001d1;
 - Addition of 06-8f-06/0x87 (SPR-SP E3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-04) at revision 0x2b000461;
 - Addition of 06-8f-06/0x10 (SPR-HBM B2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-04) at revision 0x2c0001d1;
 - Addition of 06-8f-07/0x87 (SPR-SP E4/S2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-04) at revision 0x2b000461;
 - Addition of 06-8f-08/0x87 (SPR-SP E5/S3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-04) at revision 0x2b000461;
 - Addition of 06-8f-08/0x10 (SPR-HBM B3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-04) at revision 0x2c0001d1;
 - Addition of 06-8f-04/0x87 (SPR-SP E0/S1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-05) at revision 0x2b000461;
 - Addition of 06-8f-04/0x10 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-05) at revision 0x2c0001d1;
 - Addition of 06-8f-05/0x87 (SPR-SP E2) microcode at revision 0x2b000461;
 - Addition of 06-8f-05/0x10 (SPR-HBM B1) microcode at revision 0x2c0001d1;
 - Addition of 06-8f-06/0x87 (SPR-SP E3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-05) at revision 0x2b000461;
 - Addition of 06-8f-06/0x10 (SPR-HBM B2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-05) at revision 0x2c0001d1;
 - Addition of 06-8f-07/0x87 (SPR-SP E4/S2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-05) at revision 0x2b000461;
 - Addition of 06-8f-08/0x87 (SPR-SP E5/S3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-05) at revision 0x2b000461;
 - Addition of 06-8f-08/0x10 (SPR-HBM B3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-05) at revision 0x2c0001d1;
 - Addition of 06-8f-04/0x87 (SPR-SP E0/S1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-06) at revision 0x2b000461;
 - Addition of 06-8f-04/0x10 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-06) at revision 0x2c0001d1;
 - Addition of 06-8f-05/0x87 (SPR-SP E2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-06) at revision 0x2b000461;
 - Addition of 06-8f-05/0x10 (SPR-HBM B1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-06) at revision 0x2c0001d1;
 - Addition of 06-8f-06/0x87 (SPR-SP E3) microcode at revision 0x2b000461;
 - Addition of 06-8f-06/0x10 (SPR-HBM B2) microcode at revision 0x2c0001d1;
 - Addition of 06-8f-07/0x87 (SPR-SP E4/S2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-06) at revision 0x2b000461;
 - Addition of 06-8f-08/0x87 (SPR-SP E5/S3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-06) at revision 0x2b000461;
 - Addition of 06-8f-08/0x10 (SPR-HBM B3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-06) at revision 0x2c0001d1;
 - Addition of 06-8f-04/0x87 (SPR-SP E0/S1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-07) at revision 0x2b000461;
 - Addition of 06-8f-05/0x87 (SPR-SP E2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-07) at revision 0x2b000461;
 - Addition of 06-8f-06/0x87 (SPR-SP E3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-07) at revision 0x2b000461;
 - Addition of 06-8f-07/0x87 (SPR-SP E4/S2) microcode at revision 0x2b000461;
 - Addition of 06-8f-08/0x87 (SPR-SP E5/S3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-07) at revision 0x2b000461;
 - Addition of 06-8f-04/0x87 (SPR-SP E0/S1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) at revision 0x2b000461;
 - Addition of 06-8f-04/0x10 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) at revision 0x2c0001d1;
 - Addition of 06-8f-05/0x87 (SPR-SP E2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) at revision 0x2b000461;
 - Addition of 06-8f-05/0x10 (SPR-HBM B1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) at revision 0x2c0001d1;
 - Addition of 06-8f-06/0x87 (SPR-SP E3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) at revision 0x2b000461;
 - Addition of 06-8f-06/0x10 (SPR-HBM B2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) at revision 0x2c0001d1;
 - Addition of 06-8f-07/0x87 (SPR-SP E4/S2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) at revision 0x2b000461;
 - Addition of 06-8f-08/0x87 (SPR-SP E5/S3) microcode at revision 0x2b000461;
 - Addition of 06-8f-08/0x10 (SPR-HBM B3) microcode at revision 0x2c0001d1;
 - Addition of 06-b7-01/0x32 (RPL-S S0) microcode at revision 0x113;
 - Addition of 06-ba-02/0xc0 (RPL-H 6+8/P 6+8 J0) microcode at revision 0x4112;
 - Addition of 06-ba-03/0xc0 (RPL-U 2+8 Q0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-ba-02) at revision 0x4112;
 - Addition of 06-ba-02/0xc0 (RPL-H 6+8/P 6+8 J0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-ba-03) at revision 0x4112;
 - Addition of 06-ba-03/0xc0 (RPL-U 2+8 Q0) microcode at revision 0x4112;
 - Addition of 06-be-00/0x01 (ADL-N A0) microcode at revision 0x10;
 - Addition of 06-9a-04/0x40 (AZB A0/R0) microcode at revision 0x4;
 - Update of 06-55-03/0x97 (SKX-SP B1) microcode from revision 0x100015e up to 0x1000171;
 - Update of 06-55-04/0xb7 (SKX-D/SP/W/X H0/M0/M1/U0) microcode from revision 0x2006e05 up to 0x2006f05;
 - Update of 06-55-06/0xbf (CLX-SP B0) microcode from revision 0x4003302 up to 0x4003501;
 - Update of 06-55-07/0xbf (CLX-SP/W/X B1/L1) microcode from revision 0x5003302 up to 0x5003501;
 - Update of 06-55-0b/0xbf (CPX-SP A1) microcode from revision 0x7002501 up to 0x7002601;
 - Update of 06-6a-06/0x87 (ICX-SP D0) microcode from revision 0xd000375 up to 0xd000390;
 - Update of 06-7a-01/0x01 (GLK B0) microcode from revision 0x3c up to 0x3e;
 - Update of 06-7a-08/0x01 (GLK-R R0) microcode from revision 0x20 up to 0x22;
 - Update of 06-7e-05/0x80 (ICL-U/Y D1) microcode from revision 0xb2 up to 0xba;
 - Update of 06-8a-01/0x10 (LKF B2/B3) microcode from revision 0x31 up to 0x33;
 - Update of 06-8c-01/0x80 (TGL-UP3/UP4 B1) microcode from revision 0xa4 up to 0xaa;
 - Update of 06-8c-02/0xc2 (TGL-R C0) microcode from revision 0x28 up to 0x2a;
 - Update of 06-8d-01/0xc2 (TGL-H R0) microcode from revision 0x40 up to 0x44;
 - Update of 06-8e-09/0x10 (AML-Y 2+2 H0) microcode from revision 0xf0 up to 0xf2;
 - Update of 06-8e-0a/0xc0 (CFL-U 4+3e D0, KBL-R Y0) microcode from revision 0xf0 up to 0xf2;
 - Update of 06-8e-0b/0xd0 (WHL-U W0) microcode from revision 0xf0 up to 0xf2;
 - Update of 06-8e-0c/0x94 (AML-Y 4+2 V0, CML-U 4+2 V0, WHL-U V0) microcode from revision 0xf0 up to 0xf6;
 - Update of 06-96-01/0x01 (EHL B1) microcode from revision 0x16 up to 0x17;
 - Update of 06-9a-03/0x80 (ADL-P 6+8/U 9W L0/R0) microcode from revision 0x421 up to 0x42a;
 - Update of 06-9a-04/0x80 (ADL-P 2+8 R0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-9a-03) from revision 0x421 up to 0x42a;
 - Update of 06-9a-03/0x80 (ADL-P 6+8/U 9W L0/R0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-9a-04) from revision 0x421 up to 0x42a;
 - Update of 06-9a-04/0x80 (ADL-P 2+8 R0) microcode from revision 0x421 up to 0x42a;
 - Update of 06-9c-00/0x01 (JSL A0/A1) microcode from revision 0x24000023 up to 0x24000024;
 - Update of 06-9e-09/0x2a (KBL-G/H/S/X/Xeon E3 B0) microcode from revision 0xf0 up to 0xf2;
 - Update of 06-9e-0a/0x22 (CFL-H/S/Xeon E U0) microcode from revision 0xf0 up to 0xf2;
 - Update of 06-9e-0b/0x02 (CFL-E/H/S B0) microcode from revision 0xf0 up to 0xf2;
 - Update of 06-9e-0c/0x22 (CFL-H/S/Xeon E P0) microcode from revision 0xf0 up to 0xf2;
 - Update of 06-9e-0d/0x22 (CFL-H/S/Xeon E R0) microcode from revision 0xf0 up to 0xf8;
 - Update of 06-a5-02/0x20 (CML-H R1) microcode from revision 0xf0 up to 0xf6;
 - Update of 06-a5-03/0x22 (CML-S 6+2 G1) microcode from revision 0xf0 up to 0xf6;
 - Update of 06-a5-05/0x22 (CML-S 10+2 Q0) microcode from revision 0xf0 up to 0xf6;
 - Update of 06-a6-00/0x80 (CML-U 6+2 A0) microcode from revision 0xf0 up to 0xf6;
 - Update of 06-a6-01/0x80 (CML-U 6+2 v2 K1) microcode from revision 0xf0 up to 0xf6;
 - Update of 06-a7-01/0x02 (RKL-S B0) microcode from revision 0x54 up to 0x58;
 - Update of 06-97-02/0x07 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode from revision 0x22 up to 0x2c (old pf 0x3);
 - Update of 06-97-05/0x07 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02) from revision 0x22 up to 0x2c (old pf 0x3);
 - Update of 06-bf-02/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02) from revision 0x22 up to 0x2c (old pf 0x3);
 - Update of 06-bf-05/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02) from revision 0x22 up to 0x2c (old pf 0x3);
 - Update of 06-97-02/0x07 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05) from revision 0x22 up to 0x2c (old pf 0x3);
 - Update of 06-97-05/0x07 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode from revision 0x22 up to 0x2c (old pf 0x3);
 - Update of 06-bf-02/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05) from revision 0x22 up to 0x2c (old pf 0x3);
 - Update of 06-bf-05/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05) from revision 0x22 up to 0x2c (old pf 0x3);
 - Update of 06-97-02/0x07 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-02) from revision 0x22 up to 0x2c (old pf 0x3);
 - Update of 06-97-05/0x07 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-02) from revision 0x22 up to 0x2c (old pf 0x3);
 - Update of 06-bf-02/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode from revision 0x22 up to 0x2c (old pf 0x3);
 - Update of 06-bf-05/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-02) from revision 0x22 up to 0x2c (old pf 0x3);
 - Update of 06-97-02/0x07 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-05) from revision 0x22 up to 0x2c (old pf 0x3);
 - Update of 06-97-05/0x07 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-05) from revision 0x22 up to 0x2c (old pf 0x3);
 - Update of 06-bf-02/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-05) from revision 0x22 up to 0x2c (old pf 0x3);
 - Update of 06-bf-05/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode from revision 0x22 up to 0x2c (old pf 0x3).
 - Addresses CVE-2022-21216, CVE-2022-33196, CVE-2022-33972, CVE-2022-38090


Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora 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 2:microcode_ctl package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-6846a1db56

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 176426

File Name: fedora_2023-6846a1db56.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/26/2023

Updated: 11/14/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-21216

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:microcode_ctl, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:38

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/25/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/16/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-21216, CVE-2022-33196, CVE-2022-33972, CVE-2022-38090