Detections
Analytics

Debian dla-3808 : intel-microcode - security update

medium Nessus Plugin ID 194982

Language:

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3808 advisory.

 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3808-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Tobias Frost May 04, 2024 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------

 Package : intel-microcode Version : 3.20240312.1~deb10u1 CVE ID : CVE-2023-22655 CVE-2023-28746 CVE-2023-38575 CVE-2023-39368 CVE-2023-43490 Debian Bug : 1066108

 Intel has released microcode updates, addressing serveral vulnerabilties.

 CVE-2023-22655

 Protection mechanism failure in some 3rd and 4th Generation Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processors when using Intel(R) SGX or Intel(R) TDX may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.

 CVE-2023-28746

 Information exposure through microarchitectural state after transient execution from some register files for some Intel(R) Atom(R) Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

 CVE-2023-38575

 Non-transparent sharing of return predictor targets between contexts in some Intel(R) Processors may allow an authorized user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

 CVE-2023-39368

 Protection mechanism failure of bus lock regulator for some Intel(R) Processors may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via network access.

 CVE-2023-43490

 Incorrect calculation in microcode keying mechanism for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) D Processors with Intel(R) SGX may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

 For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 3.20240312.1~deb10u1.

 We recommend that you upgrade your intel-microcode packages.

 For the detailed security status of intel-microcode please refer to its security tracker page at:
 https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/intel-microcode

 Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS Attachment:
 signature.asc Description: PGP signature

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian 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

Upgrade the intel-microcode packages.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?019586d4

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-22655

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-28746

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-38575

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-39368

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-43490

https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/intel-microcode

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 194982

File Name: debian_DLA-3808.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 5/4/2024

Updated: 1/22/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-38575

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.7

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-28746

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:intel-microcode

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/4/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/12/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-22655, CVE-2023-28746, CVE-2023-38575, CVE-2023-39368, CVE-2023-43490