- Issued:
- 2024-11-07
- Updated:
- 2024-11-07
RHEA-2024:9029 - Product Enhancement Advisory
Synopsis
microcode_ctl bug fix and enhancement update
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An update for microcode_ctl is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support.
Description
The microcode_ctl packages provide microcode updates for Intel and AMD processors.
Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):
- microcode_ctl: kernel: local privilege escalation on Intel microcode on Intel(R) Xeon(R) [rhel-7.9.z] (JIRA:RHEL-30837)
- microcode_ctl: kernel: Local information disclosure on Intel(R) Atom(R) processors [rhel-7.9.z] (JIRA:RHEL-30843)
- microcode_ctl: kernel: Local information disclosure in some Intel(R) processors [rhel-7.9.z] (JIRA:RHEL-30847)
- microcode_ctl: kernel: Possible Denial of Service on Intel(R) Processors [rhel-7.9.z] (JIRA:RHEL-30851)
- microcode_ctl: kernel: Local information disclosure on Intel(R) Xeon(R) D processors with Intel(R) SGX due to incorrect calculation in microcode [rhel-7.9.z] (JIRA:RHEL-30854)
Solution
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 7 x86_64
Fixes
(none)CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Note:
More recent versions of these packages may be available.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 7
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| microcode_ctl-2.1-73.21.el7_9.src.rpm | SHA-256: 71aba2b519610724fbe5287522499882f398c0ea6670b187445acc5a03347b58 |
| x86_64 | |
| microcode_ctl-2.1-73.21.el7_9.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a8d89a90d5bc1c33e2ddee479fbaf8739795bf3b714e2307296f14524e6cb345 |
| microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-73.21.el7_9.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: a99c50368430a51de67846d4f2e1a5462823f7379d8f34478439b815da5b13ba |
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