Fedora 39: microcode_ctl 2024-1d4155bd39 Security Advisory Updates
Summary
The microcode_ctl utility is a companion to the microcode driver written
by Tigran Aivazian
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.
Update Information:
Update to upstream 2.1-45. 20240910 Update of 06-97-02/0x07 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode from revision 0x35 up to 0x36; Update of 06-97-05/0x07 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02) from revision 0x35 up to 0x36; Update of 06-bf-02/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02) from revision 0x35 up to 0x36; Update of 06-bf-05/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02) from revision 0x35 up to 0x36; Update of 06-97-02/0x07 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05) from revision 0x35 up to 0x36; Update of 06-97-05/0x07 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode from revision 0x35 up to 0x36; Update of 06-bf-02/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05) from revision 0x35 up to 0x36; Update of 06-bf-05/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05) from revision 0x35 up to 0x36; Update of 06-9a-03/0x80 (ADL-P 6+8/U 9W L0/R0) microcode from revision 0x433 up to 0x434; Update of 06-9a-04/0x80 (ADL-P 2+8 R0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-9a-03) from revision 0x433 up to 0x434; Update of 06-9a-03/0x80 (ADL-P 6+8/U 9W L0/R0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-9a-04) from revision 0x433 up to 0x434; Update of 06-9a-04/0x80 (ADL-P 2+8 R0) microcode from revision 0x433 up to 0x434; Update of 06-aa-04/0xe6 (MTL-H/U C0) microcode from revision 0x1e up to 0x1f; Update of 06-b7-01/0x32 (RPL-S B0) microcode from revision 0x123 up to 0x129; Update of 06-ba-02/0xe0 (RPL-H 6+8/P 6+8 J0) microcode from revision 0x4121 up to 0x4122; Update of 06-ba-03/0xe0 (RPL-U 2+8 Q0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-ba-02) from revision 0x4121 up to 0x4122; Update of 06-ba-08/0xe0 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-ba-02) from revision 0x4121 up to 0x4122; Update of 06-ba-02/0xe0 (RPL-H 6+8/P 6+8 J0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-ba-03) from revision 0x4121 up to 0x4122; Update of 06-ba-03/0xe0 (RPL-U 2+8 Q0) microcode from revision 0x4121 up to 0x4122; Update of 06-ba-08/0xe0 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-ba-03) from revision 0x4121 up to 0x4122; Update of 06-ba-02/0xe0 (RPL-H 6+8/P 6+8 J0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-ba-08) from revision 0x4121 up to 0x4122; Update of 06-ba-03/0xe0 (RPL-U 2+8 Q0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-ba-08) from revision 0x4121 up to 0x4122; Update of 06-ba-08/0xe0 microcode from revision 0x4121 up to 0x4122; Update of 06-97-02/0x07 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-02) from revision 0x35 up to 0x36; Update of 06-97-05/0x07 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-02) from revision 0x35 up to 0x36; Update of 06-bf-02/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode from revision 0x35 up to 0x36; Update of 06-bf-05/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-02) from revision 0x35 up to 0x36; Update of 06-97-02/0x07 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-05) from revision 0x35 up to 0x36; Update of 06-97-05/0x07 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-05) from revision 0x35 up to 0x36; Update of 06-bf-02/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-05) from revision 0x35 up to 0x36; Update of 06-bf-05/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode from revision 0x35 up to 0x36; Update of 06-be-00/0x19 (ADL-N A0) microcode from revision 0x17 up to 0x1a (old pf 0x11). Addresses CVE-2024-23984, CVE-2024-24968 Added the documentation directory to the list of files owned by the package
Change Log
* Fri Sep 13 2024 Eugene Syromiatnikov
References
[ 1 ] Bug #2283214 - The directory /usr/share/doc/microcode_ctl/ is not in the RPM database. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2283214 [ 2 ] Bug #2311299 - 20240910 is available https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2311299 [ 3 ] Bug #2312769 - CVE-2024-24968 microcode_ctl: Denial of Service [fedora-39] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2312769
Update Instructions
This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2024-1d4155bd39' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label