CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS4
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/SC:H/VI:N/SI:N/VA:N/SA:N
AI Score
Confidence
Low
The microcode_ctl utility is a companion to the microcode driver written by Tigran Aivazian <tigran(a)aivazian.fsnet.co.uk>. The microcode update is volatile and needs to be uploaded on each system boot i.e. it doesn’t reflash your cpu permanently, reboot and it reverts back to the old microcode.
OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fedora | 39 | any | microcode_ctl | < 2.1 | UNKNOWN |
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS4
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/SC:H/VI:N/SI:N/VA:N/SA:N
AI Score
Confidence
Low