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Fedora 38 : microcode_ctl (2023-e1482687dd)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 179889

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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-e1482687dd advisory.

 - Update to upstream release 20230808
 - Update of 06-55-03/0x97 (SKX-SP B1) microcode from revision 0x1000171 up to 0x1000181;
 - Update of 06-55-04/0xb7 (SKX-D/SP/W/X H0/M0/M1/U0) microcode from revision 0x2006f05 up to 0x2007006;
 - Update of 06-55-06/0xbf (CLX-SP B0) microcode from revision 0x4003501 up to 0x4003604;
 - Update of 06-55-07/0xbf (CLX-SP/W/X B1/L1) microcode from revision 0x5003501 up to 0x5003604;
 - Update of 06-55-0b/0xbf (CPX-SP A1) microcode from revision 0x7002601 up to 0x7002703;
 - Update of 06-6a-06/0x87 (ICX-SP D0) microcode from revision 0xd000390 up to 0xd0003a5;
 - Update of 06-7e-05/0x80 (ICL-U/Y D1) microcode from revision 0xba up to 0xbc;
 - Update of 06-8c-01/0x80 (TGL-UP3/UP4 B1) microcode from revision 0xaa up to 0xac;
 - Update of 06-8c-02/0xc2 (TGL-R C0) microcode from revision 0x2a up to 0x2c;
 - Update of 06-8d-01/0xc2 (TGL-H R0) microcode from revision 0x44 up to 0x46;
 - Update of 06-8e-09/0xc0 (KBL-U/U 2+3e/Y H0/J1) microcode from revision 0xf2 up to 0xf4;
 - Update of 06-8e-09/0x10 (AML-Y 2+2 H0) microcode from revision 0xf2 up to 0xf4;
 - Update of 06-8e-0a/0xc0 (CFL-U 4+3e D0, KBL-R Y0) microcode from revision 0xf2 up to 0xf4;
 - Update of 06-8e-0b/0xd0 (WHL-U W0) microcode from revision 0xf2 up to 0xf4;
 - Update of 06-8e-0c/0x94 (AML-Y 4+2 V0, CML-U 4+2 V0, WHL-U V0) microcode from revision 0xf6 up to 0xf8;
 - Update of 06-8f-04/0x10 microcode from revision 0x2c0001d1 up to 0x2c000271;
 - Update of 06-8f-04/0x87 (SPR-SP E0/S1) microcode from revision 0x2b000461 up to 0x2b0004b1;
 - Update of 06-8f-05/0x10 (SPR-HBM B1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-04) from revision 0x2c0001d1 up to 0x2c000271;
 - Update of 06-8f-05/0x87 (SPR-SP E2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-04) from revision 0x2b000461 up to 0x2b0004b1;
 - Update of 06-8f-06/0x10 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-04) from revision 0x2c0001d1 up to 0x2c000271;
 - Update of 06-8f-06/0x87 (SPR-SP E3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-04) from revision 0x2b000461 up to 0x2b0004b1;
 - Update of 06-8f-07/0x87 (SPR-SP E4/S2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-04) from revision 0x2b000461 up to 0x2b0004b1;
 - Update of 06-8f-08/0x10 (SPR-HBM B3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-04) from revision 0x2c0001d1 up to 0x2c000271;
 - Update of 06-8f-08/0x87 (SPR-SP E5/S3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-04) from revision 0x2b000461 up to 0x2b0004b1;
 - Update of 06-8f-04/0x10 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-05) from revision 0x2c0001d1 up to 0x2c000271;
 - Update of 06-8f-04/0x87 (SPR-SP E0/S1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-05) from revision 0x2b000461 up to 0x2b0004b1;
 - Update of 06-8f-05/0x10 (SPR-HBM B1) microcode from revision 0x2c0001d1 up to 0x2c000271;
 - Update of 06-8f-05/0x87 (SPR-SP E2) microcode from revision 0x2b000461 up to 0x2b0004b1;
 - Update of 06-8f-06/0x10 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-05) from revision 0x2c0001d1 up to 0x2c000271;
 - Update of 06-8f-06/0x87 (SPR-SP E3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-05) from revision 0x2b000461 up to 0x2b0004b1;
 - Update of 06-8f-07/0x87 (SPR-SP E4/S2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-05) from revision 0x2b000461 up to 0x2b0004b1;
 - Update of 06-8f-08/0x10 (SPR-HBM B3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-05) from revision 0x2c0001d1 up to 0x2c000271;
 - Update of 06-8f-08/0x87 (SPR-SP E5/S3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-05) from revision 0x2b000461 up to 0x2b0004b1;
 - Update of 06-8f-04/0x10 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-06) from revision 0x2c0001d1 up to 0x2c000271;
 - Update of 06-8f-04/0x87 (SPR-SP E0/S1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-06) from revision 0x2b000461 up to 0x2b0004b1;
 - Update of 06-8f-05/0x10 (SPR-HBM B1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-06) from revision 0x2c0001d1 up to 0x2c000271;
 - Update of 06-8f-05/0x87 (SPR-SP E2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-06) from revision 0x2b000461 up to 0x2b0004b1;
 - Update of 06-8f-06/0x10 microcode from revision 0x2c0001d1 up to 0x2c000271;
 - Update of 06-8f-06/0x87 (SPR-SP E3) microcode from revision 0x2b000461 up to 0x2b0004b1;
 - Update of 06-8f-07/0x87 (SPR-SP E4/S2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-06) from revision 0x2b000461 up to 0x2b0004b1;
 - Update of 06-8f-08/0x10 (SPR-HBM B3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-06) from revision 0x2c0001d1 up to 0x2c000271;
 - Update of 06-8f-08/0x87 (SPR-SP E5/S3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-06) from revision 0x2b000461 up to 0x2b0004b1;
 - Update of 06-8f-04/0x87 (SPR-SP E0/S1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-07) from revision 0x2b000461 up to 0x2b0004b1;
 - Update of 06-8f-05/0x87 (SPR-SP E2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-07) from revision 0x2b000461 up to 0x2b0004b1;
 - Update of 06-8f-06/0x87 (SPR-SP E3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-07) from revision 0x2b000461 up to 0x2b0004b1;
 - Update of 06-8f-07/0x87 (SPR-SP E4/S2) microcode from revision 0x2b000461 up to 0x2b0004b1;
 - Update of 06-8f-08/0x87 (SPR-SP E5/S3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-07) from revision 0x2b000461 up to 0x2b0004b1;
 - Update of 06-8f-04/0x10 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2c0001d1 up to 0x2c000271;
 - Update of 06-8f-04/0x87 (SPR-SP E0/S1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2b000461 up to 0x2b0004b1;
 - Update of 06-8f-05/0x10 (SPR-HBM B1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2c0001d1 up to 0x2c000271;
 - Update of 06-8f-05/0x87 (SPR-SP E2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2b000461 up to 0x2b0004b1;
 - Update of 06-8f-06/0x10 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2c0001d1 up to 0x2c000271;
 - Update of 06-8f-06/0x87 (SPR-SP E3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2b000461 up to 0x2b0004b1;
 - Update of 06-8f-07/0x87 (SPR-SP E4/S2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2b000461 up to 0x2b0004b1;
 - Update of 06-8f-08/0x10 (SPR-HBM B3) microcode from revision 0x2c0001d1 up to 0x2c000271;
 - Update of 06-8f-08/0x87 (SPR-SP E5/S3) microcode from revision 0x2b000461 up to 0x2b0004b1;
 - Update of 06-97-02/0x07 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode from revision 0x2c up to 0x2e;
 - Update of 06-97-05/0x07 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02) from revision 0x2c up to 0x2e;
 - Update of 06-bf-02/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02) from revision 0x2c up to 0x2e;
 - Update of 06-bf-05/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02) from revision 0x2c up to 0x2e;
 - Update of 06-97-02/0x07 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05) from revision 0x2c up to 0x2e;
 - Update of 06-97-05/0x07 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode from revision 0x2c up to 0x2e;
 - Update of 06-bf-02/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05) from revision 0x2c up to 0x2e;
 - Update of 06-bf-05/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05) from revision 0x2c up to 0x2e;
 - Update of 06-9a-03/0x80 (ADL-P 6+8/U 9W L0/R0) microcode from revision 0x42a up to 0x42c;
 - Update of 06-9a-04/0x80 (ADL-P 2+8 R0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-9a-03) from revision 0x42a up to 0x42c;
 - Update of 06-9a-03/0x80 (ADL-P 6+8/U 9W L0/R0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-9a-04) from revision 0x42a up to 0x42c;
 - Update of 06-9a-04/0x80 (ADL-P 2+8 R0) microcode from revision 0x42a up to 0x42c;
 - Update of 06-9e-09/0x2a (KBL-G/H/S/X/Xeon E3 B0) microcode from revision 0xf2 up to 0xf4;
 - Update of 06-9e-0a/0x22 (CFL-H/S/Xeon E U0) microcode from revision 0xf2 up to 0xf4;
 - Update of 06-9e-0b/0x02 (CFL-E/H/S B0) microcode from revision 0xf2 up to 0xf4;
 - Update of 06-9e-0c/0x22 (CFL-H/S/Xeon E P0) microcode from revision 0xf2 up to 0xf4;
 - Update of 06-9e-0d/0x22 (CFL-H/S/Xeon E R0) microcode from revision 0xf8 up to 0xfa;
 - Update of 06-a5-02/0x20 (CML-H R1) microcode from revision 0xf6 up to 0xf8;
 - Update of 06-a5-03/0x22 (CML-S 6+2 G1) microcode from revision 0xf6 up to 0xf8;
 - Update of 06-a5-05/0x22 (CML-S 10+2 Q0) microcode from revision 0xf6 up to 0xf8;
 - Update of 06-a6-00/0x80 (CML-U 6+2 A0) microcode from revision 0xf6 up to 0xf8;
 - Update of 06-a6-01/0x80 (CML-U 6+2 v2 K1) microcode from revision 0xf6 up to 0xf8;
 - Update of 06-a7-01/0x02 (RKL-S B0) microcode from revision 0x58 up to 0x59;
 - Update of 06-b7-01/0x32 (RPL-S B0) microcode from revision 0x113 up to 0x119;
 - Update of 06-97-02/0x07 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-02) from revision 0x2c up to 0x2e;
 - Update of 06-97-05/0x07 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-02) from revision 0x2c up to 0x2e;
 - Update of 06-bf-02/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode from revision 0x2c up to 0x2e;
 - Update of 06-bf-05/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-02) from revision 0x2c up to 0x2e;
 - Update of 06-97-02/0x07 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-05) from revision 0x2c up to 0x2e;
 - Update of 06-97-05/0x07 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-05) from revision 0x2c up to 0x2e;
 - Update of 06-bf-02/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-05) from revision 0x2c up to 0x2e;
 - Update of 06-bf-05/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode from revision 0x2c up to 0x2e;
 - Update of 06-ba-02/0xe0 (RPL-H 6+8/P 6+8 J0) microcode from revision 0x4112 up to 0x4119 (old pf 0xc0);
 - Update of 06-ba-03/0xe0 (RPL-U 2+8 Q0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-ba-02) from revision 0x4112 up to 0x4119 (old pf 0xc0);
 - Update of 06-ba-02/0xe0 (RPL-H 6+8/P 6+8 J0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-ba-03) from revision 0x4112 up to 0x4119 (old pf 0xc0);
 - Update of 06-ba-03/0xe0 (RPL-U 2+8 Q0) microcode from revision 0x4112 up to 0x4119 (old pf 0xc0);
 - Update of 06-be-00/0x11 (ADL-N A0) microcode from revision 0x10 up to 0x11 (old pf 0x1).
 - Addresses CVE-2022-21216, CVE-2022-40982, CVE-2022-41804, CVE-2023-23908

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-e1482687dd

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 179889

File Name: fedora_2023-e1482687dd.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 8/16/2023

Updated: 11/14/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.6

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: 6.1

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:P/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 Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/14/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/16/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-21216, CVE-2022-40982, CVE-2022-41804, CVE-2023-23908