- Issued:
- 2025-03-06
- Updated:
- 2025-03-06
RHEA-2025:2418 - 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 9.4 Extended Update Support.
Description
The microcode_ctl packages provide microcode updates for Intel and AMD processors.
Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):
- microcode_ctl: Improper input validation in UEFI firmware [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:RHEL-79231)
- microcode_ctl: Improper input validation in UEFI firmware CseVariableStorageSmm [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:RHEL-79233)
- microcode_ctl: Improper input validation in UEFI firmware [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:RHEL-79236)
- microcode_ctl: Improper input validation in UEFI firmware [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:RHEL-79247)
- microcode_ctl: Improper input validation in XmlCli feature for UEFI firmware [rhel-9.4.z] (JIRA:RHEL-79248)
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 for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 9.4 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 9.4 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.4 x86_64
Fixes
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Note:
More recent versions of these packages may be available.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 9.4
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| microcode_ctl-20230808-2.20250211.1.el9_4.src.rpm | SHA-256: 2e2e7386df7675e7fbaf0f10da3cd059bd3300c8d0e7040a414017c51a512ee7 |
| x86_64 | |
| microcode_ctl-20230808-2.20250211.1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: fc741ce02d10d5767ad1fa3676d07f10ae6a8388b99361a35ba2beef4d818d96 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 9.4
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| microcode_ctl-20230808-2.20250211.1.el9_4.src.rpm | SHA-256: 2e2e7386df7675e7fbaf0f10da3cd059bd3300c8d0e7040a414017c51a512ee7 |
| x86_64 | |
| microcode_ctl-20230808-2.20250211.1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: fc741ce02d10d5767ad1fa3676d07f10ae6a8388b99361a35ba2beef4d818d96 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 9.4
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| microcode_ctl-20230808-2.20250211.1.el9_4.src.rpm | SHA-256: 2e2e7386df7675e7fbaf0f10da3cd059bd3300c8d0e7040a414017c51a512ee7 |
| x86_64 | |
| microcode_ctl-20230808-2.20250211.1.el9_4.noarch.rpm | SHA-256: fc741ce02d10d5767ad1fa3676d07f10ae6a8388b99361a35ba2beef4d818d96 |
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