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RockyLinux 8 : microcode_ctl (RLSA-2025:10991)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 243104

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Synopsis

The remote RockyLinux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote RockyLinux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2025:10991 advisory.

 * microcode_ctl: From CVEorg collector (CVE-2024-28956)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected microcode_ctl package.

See Also

https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2025:10991

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2366089

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2366114

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2366125

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2366133

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2366159

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2366162

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 243104

File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2025-10991.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 7/30/2025

Updated: 7/30/2025

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-20012

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.6

Temporal Score: 4.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-24495

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Threat Score: 3.3

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-24495

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:rocky:linux:8, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:microcode_ctl

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/29/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/13/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-28956, CVE-2024-43420, CVE-2024-45332, CVE-2025-20012, CVE-2025-20623, CVE-2025-24495