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Rocky Linux 9 [CIQ] Security Update: microcode_ctl Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2025_7043)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 355995
Synopsis
The Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The Rocky Linux 9 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-2025_7043 advisory.* microcode_ctl: Improper input validation in UEFI firmware (CVE-2024-28047)
* microcode_ctl: Insufficient granularity of access control in UEFI firmware (CVE-2024-39279)
* microcode_ctl: mproper initialization in UEFI firmware OutOfBandXML module (CVE-2024-31157)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ 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 based on the guidance in CIQ advisory crlsa-2025_7043.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:7043
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2345363
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2345381
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2345421
https://errata.build.resf.org/RLSA-2025:7043
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 355995
File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_9_crlsa-2025_7043.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Published: 10/1/2026
Updated: 10/1/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.3
Percentile: 50.56
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Unknown
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 3.7
Temporal Score: 2.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:M/C:C/I:N/A:N
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-31157
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.3
Temporal Score: 4.6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
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:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-39279
Vulnerability Information
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/4/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/12/2025