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Fedora Update for microcode_ctl FEDORA-2019-0731828893

🗓️ 16 May 2019 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2019 Greenbone AGType 
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Fedora Update for microcode_ctl FEDORA-2019-0731828893. The 'microcode_ctl' package on Fedora 29 needs an update

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2019 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.876366");
  script_version("2025-04-24T05:40:00+0000");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-04-24 05:40:00 +0000 (Thu, 24 Apr 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2019-05-16 02:13:49 +0000 (Thu, 16 May 2019)");
  script_name("Fedora Update for microcode_ctl FEDORA-2019-0731828893");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2019 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Fedora Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/fedora", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=FC29");

  script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2019-0731828893");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XVD7AZLCEDACNCVLXOPWJE7TFPJJNWJD");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'microcode_ctl'
  package(s) announced via the FEDORA-2019-0731828893 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The microcode_ctl utility is a companion to the microcode driver written
by Tigran Aivazian <tigran(a)aivazian.fsnet.co.uk&gt,.

The microcode update is volatile and needs to be uploaded on each system
boot i.e. it doesn&#39, t reflash your cpu permanently, reboot and it reverts
back to the old microcode.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'microcode_ctl' package(s) on Fedora 29.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "FC29") {

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"microcode_ctl", rpm:"microcode_ctl~2.1~29.fc29", rls:"FC29"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if (__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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