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RHEL 9 : microcode_ctl (RHSA-2025:7043)

🗓️ 13 May 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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RHEL 9 microcode_ctl package has multiple vulnerabilities referenced in RHSA-2025:7043 advisory.

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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2025:7043. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Red Hat, Inc.
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include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(235814);
  script_version("1.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/07/01");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-28047", "CVE-2024-31157", "CVE-2024-39279");
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2025:7043");

  script_name(english:"RHEL 9 : microcode_ctl (RHSA-2025:7043)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates for microcode_ctl.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as
referenced in the RHSA-2025:7043 advisory.

    The microcode_ctl packages provide microcode updates for Intel and AMD processors.

    Security Fix(es):

    * microcode_ctl: Improper input validation in UEFI firmware (CVE-2024-28047)

    * microcode_ctl: Insufficient granularity of access control in UEFI firmware (CVE-2024-39279)

    * microcode_ctl: mproper initialization in UEFI firmware OutOfBandXML module (CVE-2024-31157)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and
    other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    Additional Changes:

    For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Release Notes
    linked from the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2345421");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://issues.redhat.com/browse/RHEL-67336");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?fe139c46");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the RHEL microcode_ctl package based on the guidance in RHSA-2025:7043.");
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  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_threat_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/E:U");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2024-31157");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_score_source", value:"CVE-2024-39279");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(20, 665, 1220);
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vendor_severity", value:"Moderate");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/02/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/05/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/05/13");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9");
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  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Red Hat Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl", "redhat_repos.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm2.inc');
include('rhel.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'Red Hat' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Red Hat');
if (!rhel_check_release(operator: 'ge', os_version: os_version, rhel_version: '9')) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Red Hat 9.x', 'Red Hat ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/RedHat/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu && 'ppc' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Red Hat', cpu);

var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '9',
    'repo_relative_urls': [
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/aarch64/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/aarch64/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/aarch64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/ppc64le/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/ppc64le/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/ppc64le/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/s390x/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/s390x/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/s390x/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/x86_64/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/x86_64/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.1/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/aarch64/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/aarch64/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/aarch64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/ppc64le/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/ppc64le/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/ppc64le/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/s390x/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/s390x/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/s390x/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/x86_64/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/x86_64/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.2/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/aarch64/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/aarch64/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/aarch64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/ppc64le/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/ppc64le/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/ppc64le/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/s390x/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/s390x/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/s390x/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/x86_64/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/x86_64/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.3/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/aarch64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/ppc64le/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/s390x/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/s390x/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/s390x/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.4/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.5/aarch64/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.5/aarch64/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.5/aarch64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.5/ppc64le/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.5/ppc64le/baseos/os',
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      'content/dist/rhel9/9.5/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.6/aarch64/baseos/debug',
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      'content/dist/rhel9/9.6/aarch64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.6/ppc64le/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.6/ppc64le/baseos/os',
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      'content/dist/rhel9/9.6/s390x/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.6/s390x/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.6/s390x/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.6/x86_64/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.6/x86_64/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.6/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.7/aarch64/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.7/aarch64/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.7/aarch64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.7/ppc64le/baseos/debug',
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      'content/dist/rhel9/9.7/x86_64/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.7/x86_64/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9.7/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
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      'content/dist/rhel9/9/aarch64/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9/aarch64/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9/ppc64le/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9/ppc64le/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9/ppc64le/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9/s390x/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9/s390x/baseos/os',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9/s390x/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9/x86_64/baseos/debug',
      'content/dist/rhel9/9/x86_64/baseos/os',
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      'content/public/ubi/dist/ubi9/9/ppc64le/baseos/os',
      'content/public/ubi/dist/ubi9/9/ppc64le/baseos/source/SRPMS',
      'content/public/ubi/dist/ubi9/9/s390x/baseos/debug',
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      'content/public/ubi/dist/ubi9/9/x86_64/baseos/source/SRPMS'
    ],
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'microcode_ctl-20250211-1.el9_6', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE, 'epoch':'4'}
    ]
  }
];

var applicable_repo_urls = rhel_determine_applicable_repository_urls(constraints:constraints);
if(applicable_repo_urls == RHEL_REPOS_NO_OVERLAP_MESSAGE) exit(0, RHEL_REPO_NOT_ENABLED);

var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');

var flag = 0;
var repo_relative_urls;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
  # Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
    if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
    if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
  }

  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['repo_relative_urls'])) repo_relative_urls = constraint['repo_relative_urls'];

  foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
    reference = NULL;
    sp = NULL;
    _cpu = NULL;
    el_string = NULL;
    rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    epoch = NULL;
    allowmaj = NULL;
    exists_check = NULL;
    cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
    if (reference &&
        rhel_decide_repo_relative_url_check(required_repo_url_list:repo_relative_urls) &&
        (applicable_repo_urls || (!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check))) &&
        rpm_check(sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  var extra = NULL;
  if (isnull(applicable_repo_urls) || !applicable_repo_urls) extra = rpm_report_get() + redhat_report_repo_caveat();
  else extra = rpm_report_get();
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_NOTE,
      extra      : extra
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, 'microcode_ctl');
}

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01 Jul 2025 00:00Current
6.1Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.1
CVSS 3.16.5
CVSS 46.8
EPSS0.0002
SSVC
7