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Fedora Update for microcode_ctl FEDORA-2019-0731828893

Information

Severity

Severity

Medium

Family

Family

Fedora Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

5.0

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

3 years ago

Modified

Modified

3 years ago

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Summary

The remote host is missing an update for the 'microcode_ctl' package(s) announced via the FEDORA-2019-0731828893 advisory.

Insight

Insight

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.

Affected Software

Affected Software

'microcode_ctl' package(s) on Fedora 29.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

Please install the updated package(s).

References

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