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Fedora 38 : linux-firmware (2023-755b8bb6db)

high Nessus Plugin ID 179713

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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 a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2023-755b8bb6db advisory.

 - New firmware for AMD Zen CPUs to mitigate the AMD 'Inception' attack. Only needed for affected AMD users.
 (FEDORA-2023-755b8bb6db)

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

Solution

Update the affected linux-firmware package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-755b8bb6db

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 179713

File Name: fedora_2023-755b8bb6db.nasl

Version: 1.0

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/12/2023

Updated: 8/12/2023

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/10/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/10/2023

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