- Issued:
- 2025-03-06
- Updated:
- 2025-03-06
RHEA-2025:2423 - 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 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions, and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Telecommunications Update Service.
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 (JIRA:RHEL-79209)
- microcode_ctl: Improper input validation in UEFI firmware CseVariableStorageSmm (JIRA:RHEL-79211)
- microcode_ctl: Improper input validation in UEFI firmware (JIRA:RHEL-79215)
- microcode_ctl: Improper input validation in XmlCli feature for UEFI firmware (JIRA:RHEL-79227)
- microcode_ctl: Improper input validation in UEFI firmware (JIRA:RHEL-79235)
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 - AUS 8.4 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.4 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.4 x86_64
Fixes
(none)References
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Note:
More recent versions of these packages may be available.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 8.4
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| microcode_ctl-20210216-1.20250211.1.el8_4.src.rpm | SHA-256: b1f3e058391bd78f98bffc3d65fd1d37bec675271c4bc7e2bac721fa0204bde7 |
| x86_64 | |
| microcode_ctl-20210216-1.20250211.1.el8_4.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 298357febe3f987e07f8b3901fedd3b9427b47c0843433bd45c866152e6d092c |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 8.4
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| microcode_ctl-20210216-1.20250211.1.el8_4.src.rpm | SHA-256: b1f3e058391bd78f98bffc3d65fd1d37bec675271c4bc7e2bac721fa0204bde7 |
| x86_64 | |
| microcode_ctl-20210216-1.20250211.1.el8_4.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 298357febe3f987e07f8b3901fedd3b9427b47c0843433bd45c866152e6d092c |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 8.4
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| microcode_ctl-20210216-1.20250211.1.el8_4.src.rpm | SHA-256: b1f3e058391bd78f98bffc3d65fd1d37bec675271c4bc7e2bac721fa0204bde7 |
| x86_64 | |
| microcode_ctl-20210216-1.20250211.1.el8_4.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 298357febe3f987e07f8b3901fedd3b9427b47c0843433bd45c866152e6d092c |
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