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HistoryNov 23, 2023 - 12:00 a.m.

Fedora: Security Advisory for microcode_ctl (FEDORA-2023-40e71fe5b9)

2023-11-2300:00:00
Copyright (C) 2023 Greenbone AG
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9
fedora
security
advisory
microcode_ctl
update
package
tigran aivazian
fedora 37

8.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.7 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

The remote host is missing an update for the

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.885311");
  script_version("2023-12-07T05:05:41+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-23583");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2023-12-07 05:05:41 +0000 (Thu, 07 Dec 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2023-11-28 17:07:00 +0000 (Tue, 28 Nov 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2023-11-23 02:15:00 +0000 (Thu, 23 Nov 2023)");
  script_name("Fedora: Security Advisory for microcode_ctl (FEDORA-2023-40e71fe5b9)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2023 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=FC37");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"FEDORA-2023-40e71fe5b9");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DSC5S53RP436GMUAR4SUSFTNJTAC4MVX");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'microcode_ctl'
  package(s) announced via the FEDORA-2023-40e71fe5b9 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 37.");

  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 == "FC37") {

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"microcode_ctl", rpm:"microcode_ctl~2.1~53.3.fc37", rls:"FC37"))) {
    report += res;
  }

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

exit(0);

8.8 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

7.7 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%