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Fedora 43 : microcode_ctl (2026-60e8919a4a)

high Nessus Plugin ID 299619

Synopsis

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

Description

The remote Fedora 43 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2026-60e8919a4a advisory.

 - Update to upstream 2.1-51. 20260210
 - Addition of 06-ae-01/0x97 (GNR-D B0/B1) microcode at revision 0x10002f3;
 - Update of 06-6a-06/0x87 (ICX-SP D0) microcode from revision 0xd000410 up to 0xd000421;
 - Update of 06-6c-01/0x10 (ICL-D B0) microcode from revision 0x10002e0 up to 0x10002f1;
 - Update of 06-7e-05/0x80 (ICL-U/Y D1) microcode from revision 0xca up to 0xcc;
 - Update of 06-8c-01/0x80 (TGL-UP3/UP4 B1) microcode from revision 0xbc up to 0xbe;
 - Update of 06-8c-02/0xc2 (TGL-R C0) microcode from revision 0x3c up to 0x3e;
 - Update of 06-8d-01/0xc2 (TGL-H R0) microcode from revision 0x56 up to 0x58;
 - Update of 06-8f-04/0x87 (SPR-SP E0/S1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-07) from revision 0x2b000643 up to 0x2b000661;
 - Update of 06-8f-05/0x87 (SPR-SP E2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-07) from revision 0x2b000643 up to 0x2b000661;
 - Update of 06-8f-06/0x87 (SPR-SP E3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-07) from revision 0x2b000643 up to 0x2b000661;
 - Update of 06-8f-07/0x87 (SPR-SP E4/S2) microcode from revision 0x2b000643 up to 0x2b000661;
 - Update of 06-8f-08/0x87 (SPR-SP E5/S3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-07) from revision 0x2b000643 up to 0x2b000661;
 - Update of 06-8f-04/0x10 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2c000401 up to 0x2c000421;
 - Update of 06-8f-04/0x87 (SPR-SP E0/S1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2b000643 up to 0x2b000661;
 - Update of 06-8f-05/0x10 (SPR-HBM B1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2c000401 up to 0x2c000421;
 - Update of 06-8f-05/0x87 (SPR-SP E2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2b000643 up to 0x2b000661;
 - Update of 06-8f-06/0x10 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2c000401 up to 0x2c000421;
 - Update of 06-8f-06/0x87 (SPR-SP E3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2b000643 up to 0x2b000661;
 - Update of 06-8f-07/0x87 (SPR-SP E4/S2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2b000643 up to 0x2b000661;
 - Update of 06-8f-08/0x10 (SPR-HBM B3) microcode from revision 0x2c000401 up to 0x2c000421;
 - Update of 06-8f-08/0x87 (SPR-SP E5/S3) microcode from revision 0x2b000643 up to 0x2b000661;
 - Update of 06-97-02/0x07 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e;
 - Update of 06-97-05/0x07 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e;
 - Update of 06-bf-02/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e;
 - Update of 06-bf-05/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e;
 - Update of 06-bf-06/0x07 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e;
 - Update of 06-bf-07/0x07 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e;
 - Update of 06-97-02/0x07 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e;
 - Update of 06-97-05/0x07 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e;
 - Update of 06-bf-02/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e;
 - Update of 06-bf-05/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e;
 - Update of 06-bf-06/0x07 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e;
 - Update of 06-bf-07/0x07 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e;
 - Update of 06-9a-03/0x80 (ADL-P 6+8/U 9W L0/R0) microcode from revision 0x437 up to 0x43b;
 - Update of 06-9a-04/0x80 (ADL-P 2+8 R0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-9a-03) from revision 0x437 up to 0x43b;
 - Update of 06-9a-03/0x80 (ADL-P 6+8/U 9W L0/R0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-9a-04) from revision 0x437 up to 0x43b;
 - Update of 06-9a-04/0x40 (AZB A0) microcode from revision 0xa up to 0xc;
 - Update of 06-9a-04/0x80 (ADL-P 2+8 R0) microcode from revision 0x437 up to 0x43b;
 - Update of 06-a7-01/0x02 (RKL-S B0) microcode from revision 0x64 up to 0x65;
 - Update of 06-aa-04/0xe6 (MTL-H/U C0) microcode from revision 0x25 up to 0x28;
 - Update of 06-ad-01/0x20 (GNR-AP/SP H0) microcode from revision 0xa000100 up to 0xa000133;
 - Update of 06-ad-01/0x95 (GNR-AP/SP B0) microcode from revision 0x10003d0 up to 0x1000405;
 - Update of 06-af-03/0x01 (SRF-SP C0) microcode from revision 0x3000362 up to 0x3000382;
 - Update of 06-b5-00/0x80 (ARL-U A1) microcode from revision 0xa up to 0xd;
 - Update of 06-b7-01/0x32 (RPL-S B0) microcode from revision 0x12f up to 0x133;
 - Update of 06-b7-04/0x32 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-b7-01) from revision 0x12f up to 0x133;
 - Update of 06-ba-02/0xe0 (RPL-H 6+8/P 6+8 J0) microcode from revision 0x4129 up to 0x6134;
 - Update of 06-ba-03/0xe0 (RPL-U 2+8 Q0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-ba-02) from revision 0x4129 up to 0x6134;
 - Update of 06-ba-08/0xe0 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-ba-02) from revision 0x4129 up to 0x6134;
 - Update of 06-ba-02/0xe0 (RPL-H 6+8/P 6+8 J0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-ba-03) from revision 0x4129 up to 0x6134;
 - Update of 06-ba-03/0xe0 (RPL-U 2+8 Q0) microcode from revision 0x4129 up to 0x6134;
 - Update of 06-ba-08/0xe0 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-ba-03) from revision 0x4129 up to 0x6134;
 - Update of 06-bd-01/0x80 (LNL B0) microcode from revision 0x123 up to 0x125;
 - Update of 06-be-00/0x19 (ADL-N A0) microcode from revision 0x1d up to 0x21;
 - Update of 06-97-02/0x07 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-02) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e;
 - Update of 06-97-05/0x07 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-02) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e;
 - Update of 06-bf-02/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e;
 - Update of 06-bf-05/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-02) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e;
 - Update of 06-bf-06/0x07 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-02) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e;
 - Update of 06-bf-07/0x07 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-02) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e;
 - Update of 06-97-02/0x07 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-05) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e;
 - Update of 06-97-05/0x07 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-05) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e;
 - Update of 06-bf-02/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-05) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e;
 - Update of 06-bf-05/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e;
 - Update of 06-bf-06/0x07 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-05) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e;
 - Update of 06-bf-07/0x07 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-05) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e;
 - Update of 06-c5-02/0x82 (ARL-H A1) microcode from revision 0x119 up to 0x11b;
 - Update of 06-c6-02/0x82 (ARL-HX 8P/S B0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-c5-02) from revision 0x119 up to 0x11b;
 - Update of 06-c6-04/0x82 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-c5-02) from revision 0x119 up to 0x11b;
 - Update of 06-ca-02/0x82 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-c5-02) from revision 0x119 up to 0x11b;
 - Update of 06-c5-02/0x82 (ARL-H A1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-c6-02) from revision 0x119 up to 0x11b;
 - Update of 06-c6-02/0x82 (ARL-HX 8P/S B0) microcode from revision 0x119 up to 0x11b;
 - Update of 06-c6-04/0x82 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-c6-02) from revision 0x119 up to 0x11b;
 - Update of 06-ca-02/0x82 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-c6-02) from revision 0x119 up to 0x11b;
 - Update of 06-cf-01/0x87 (EMR-SP A0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-cf-02) from revision 0x210002b3 up to 0x210002d3;
 - Update of 06-cf-02/0x87 (EMR-SP A1) microcode from revision 0x210002b3 up to 0x210002d3.
 - Resolves RHBZ#2431378

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

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

Solution

Update the affected 2:microcode_ctl package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-60e8919a4a

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 299619

File Name: fedora_2026-60e8919a4a.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 2/19/2026

Updated: 2/19/2026

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:microcode_ctl, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:43

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/18/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/18/2026

Reference Information