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CentOS 9 : microcode_ctl-20250211-1.el9

high Nessus Plugin ID 217010

Synopsis

The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates for microcode_ctl.

Description

The remote CentOS Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the microcode_ctl-20250211-1.el9 build changelog.

 - Improper input validation in UEFI firmware for some Intel(R) processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. (CVE-2023-43758)

 - Improper input validation in UEFI firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. (CVE-2023-34440, CVE-2024-28127)

 - Improper input validation in XmlCli feature for UEFI firmware for some Intel(R) processors may allow privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. (CVE-2024-24582)

 - Improper input validation in UEFI firmware for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access. (CVE-2024-28047)

 - Improper input validation in UEFI firmware CseVariableStorageSmm for some Intel(R) Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. (CVE-2024-29214)

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 CentOS 9 Stream microcode_ctl package.

See Also

https://kojihub.stream.centos.org/koji/buildinfo?buildID=75440

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 217010

File Name: centos9_microcode_ctl-20250211-1_75440.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/3/2025

Updated: 3/3/2025

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.1

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-43758

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.2

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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: 8.7

Threat Score: 5.6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-29214

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:microcode_ctl, cpe:/a:centos:centos:9

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/25/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/12/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-34440, CVE-2023-43758, CVE-2024-24582, CVE-2024-28047, CVE-2024-28127, CVE-2024-29214, CVE-2024-31068, CVE-2024-31157, CVE-2024-36293, CVE-2024-37020, CVE-2024-39279, CVE-2024-39355