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Fedora 40 : microcode_ctl (2024-d20a106350)

high Nessus Plugin ID 211714

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Fedora 40 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-d20a106350 advisory.

 - Update to upstream 2.1-47. 20241112
 - Update of 06-8f-04/0x87 (SPR-SP E0/S1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-05) from revision 0x2b0005c0 up to 0x2b000603;
 - Update of 06-8f-05/0x87 (SPR-SP E2) microcode from revision 0x2b0005c0 up to 0x2b000603;
 - Update of 06-8f-06/0x87 (SPR-SP E3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-05) from revision 0x2b0005c0 up to 0x2b000603;
 - Update of 06-8f-07/0x87 (SPR-SP E4/S2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-05) from revision 0x2b0005c0 up to 0x2b000603;
 - Update of 06-8f-08/0x87 (SPR-SP E5/S3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-05) from revision 0x2b0005c0 up to 0x2b000603;
 - Update of 06-8f-04/0x87 (SPR-SP E0/S1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-06) from revision 0x2b0005c0 up to 0x2b000603;
 - Update of 06-8f-05/0x87 (SPR-SP E2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-06) from revision 0x2b0005c0 up to 0x2b000603;
 - Update of 06-8f-06/0x87 (SPR-SP E3) microcode from revision 0x2b0005c0 up to 0x2b000603;
 - Update of 06-8f-07/0x87 (SPR-SP E4/S2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-06) from revision 0x2b0005c0 up to 0x2b000603;
 - Update of 06-8f-08/0x87 (SPR-SP E5/S3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-06) from revision 0x2b0005c0 up to 0x2b000603;
 - Update of 06-8f-04/0x87 (SPR-SP E0/S1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-07) from revision 0x2b0005c0 up to 0x2b000603;
 - Update of 06-8f-05/0x87 (SPR-SP E2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-07) from revision 0x2b0005c0 up to 0x2b000603;
 - Update of 06-8f-06/0x87 (SPR-SP E3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-07) from revision 0x2b0005c0 up to 0x2b000603;
 - Update of 06-8f-07/0x87 (SPR-SP E4/S2) microcode from revision 0x2b0005c0 up to 0x2b000603;
 - Update of 06-8f-08/0x87 (SPR-SP E5/S3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-07) from revision 0x2b0005c0 up to 0x2b000603;
 - Update of 06-8f-04/0x87 (SPR-SP E0/S1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2b0005c0 up to 0x2b000603;
 - Update of 06-8f-05/0x87 (SPR-SP E2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2b0005c0 up to 0x2b000603;
 - Update of 06-8f-06/0x87 (SPR-SP E3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2b0005c0 up to 0x2b000603;
 - Update of 06-8f-07/0x87 (SPR-SP E4/S2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2b0005c0 up to 0x2b000603;
 - Update of 06-8f-08/0x87 (SPR-SP E5/S3) microcode from revision 0x2b0005c0 up to 0x2b000603;
 - Update of 06-97-02/0x07 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode from revision 0x36 up to 0x37;
 - Update of 06-97-05/0x07 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02) from revision 0x36 up to 0x37;
 - Update of 06-bf-02/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02) from revision 0x36 up to 0x37;
 - Update of 06-bf-05/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02) from revision 0x36 up to 0x37;
 - Update of 06-97-02/0x07 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05) from revision 0x36 up to 0x37;
 - Update of 06-97-05/0x07 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode from revision 0x36 up to 0x37;
 - Update of 06-bf-02/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05) from revision 0x36 up to 0x37;
 - Update of 06-bf-05/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05) from revision 0x36 up to 0x37;
 - Update of 06-9a-03/0x80 (ADL-P 6+8/U 9W L0/R0) microcode from revision 0x434 up to 0x435;
 - Update of 06-9a-04/0x80 (ADL-P 2+8 R0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-9a-03) from revision 0x434 up to 0x435;
 - Update of 06-9a-03/0x80 (ADL-P 6+8/U 9W L0/R0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-9a-04) from revision 0x434 up to 0x435;
 - Update of 06-9a-04/0x80 (ADL-P 2+8 R0) microcode from revision 0x434 up to 0x435;
 - Update of 06-aa-04/0xe6 (MTL-H/U C0) microcode from revision 0x1f up to 0x20;
 - Update of 06-ba-02/0xe0 (RPL-H 6+8/P 6+8 J0) microcode from revision 0x4122 up to 0x4123;
 - Update of 06-ba-03/0xe0 (RPL-U 2+8 Q0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-ba-02) from revision 0x4122 up to 0x4123;
 - Update of 06-ba-08/0xe0 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-ba-02) from revision 0x4122 up to 0x4123;
 - Update of 06-ba-02/0xe0 (RPL-H 6+8/P 6+8 J0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-ba-03) from revision 0x4122 up to 0x4123;
 - Update of 06-ba-03/0xe0 (RPL-U 2+8 Q0) microcode from revision 0x4122 up to 0x4123;
 - Update of 06-ba-08/0xe0 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-ba-03) from revision 0x4122 up to 0x4123;
 - Update of 06-ba-02/0xe0 (RPL-H 6+8/P 6+8 J0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-ba-08) from revision 0x4122 up to 0x4123;
 - Update of 06-ba-03/0xe0 (RPL-U 2+8 Q0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-ba-08) from revision 0x4122 up to 0x4123;
 - Update of 06-ba-08/0xe0 microcode from revision 0x4122 up to 0x4123;
 - Update of 06-97-02/0x07 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-02) from revision 0x36 up to 0x37;
 - Update of 06-97-05/0x07 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-02) from revision 0x36 up to 0x37;
 - Update of 06-bf-02/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode from revision 0x36 up to 0x37;
 - Update of 06-bf-05/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-02) from revision 0x36 up to 0x37;
 - Update of 06-97-02/0x07 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-05) from revision 0x36 up to 0x37;
 - Update of 06-97-05/0x07 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-05) from revision 0x36 up to 0x37;
 - Update of 06-bf-02/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-05) from revision 0x36 up to 0x37;
 - Update of 06-bf-05/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode from revision 0x36 up to 0x37;
 - Update of 06-cf-01/0x87 (EMR-SP A0) microcode from revision 0x21000230 up to 0x21000283;
 - Update of 06-cf-02/0x87 (EMR-SP A1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-cf-01) from revision 0x21000230 up to 0x21000283;
 - Update of 06-cf-01/0x87 (EMR-SP A0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-cf-02) from revision 0x21000230 up to 0x21000283;
 - Update of 06-cf-02/0x87 (EMR-SP A1) microcode from revision 0x21000230 up to 0x21000283.
 - Addresses CVE-2024-21820, CVE-2024-21853, CVE-2024-23918, CVE-2024-23984

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 - Update to upstream 2.1-46. 20241029
 - Update of 06-b7-01/0x32 (RPL-S B0) microcode from revision 0x129 up to 0x12b.

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-2024-d20a106350

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 211714

File Name: fedora_2024-d20a106350.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 11/22/2024

Updated: 11/22/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-23918

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Threat Score: 5.8

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:microcode_ctl, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:40

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/13/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/10/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-21820, CVE-2024-21853, CVE-2024-23918, CVE-2024-23984