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Medium ALAS2-2023-2056 4 CVEs

Moderate: microcode_ctl security update (Amazon Linux 2)

Published May 25, 2023 · Updated May 9, 2024

Summary

Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2022-38090: Improper isolation of shared resources in some Intel(R) Processors when using Intel(R) Software Guard Extensions may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access. CVE-2022-33972: Incorrect calculation in microcode keying mechanism for some 3rd Generation Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access. CVE-2022-33196: Incorrect default permissions in some memory controller configurations for some Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processors when using Intel(R) Software Guard Extensions which may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. CVE-2022-21216: Insufficient granularity of access control in out-of-band management in some Intel(R) Atom and Intel Xeon Scalable Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via adjacent network access.

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Amazon Linux · 2 microcode_ctl 2:2.1-47.amzn2.0.15
Amazon Linux · 2 microcode_ctl-debuginfo 2:2.1-47.amzn2.0.15

Vulnerabilities 4

References

  • web
    https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-21216.html
  • web
    https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-33196.html
  • web
    https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-33972.html
  • web
    https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-38090.html