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SUSE SLES12 Security Update : ucode-intel (SUSE-SU-2024:3307-1)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 207422

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Synopsis

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

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES12 / SLES_SAP12 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:3307-1 advisory.

 - Intel CPU Microcode was updated to the 20240910 release (bsc#1230400)
 - CVE-2024-23984: Observable discrepancy in RAPL interface for some Intel Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.
 - CVE-2024-24968: Improper finite state machines (FSMs) in hardware logic in some Intel Processors may allow an privileged user to potentially enable a denial of service via local access.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE 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 ucode-intel package.

See Also

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1230400

http://www.nessus.org/u?91d0ff38

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-23984

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-24968

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 207422

File Name: suse_SU-2024-3307-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 9/19/2024

Updated: 9/19/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.7

Temporal Score: 2.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-23984

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Threat Score: 3.1

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:12, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:ucode-intel

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/18/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/10/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-23984, CVE-2024-24968

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2024:3307-1