Rocky Linux 9.6 [CIQ] Security Update: microcode_ctl Multiple Vulnerabilities (ciqsa-2026_1569)

high Nessus Plugin ID 356446

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Synopsis

The Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The Rocky Linux 9.6 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ ciqsa-2026_1569 advisory.

This advisory aggregates security fixes for the microcode_ctl SRPM in CIQ LTS 9.6. It addresses 77 CVEs:
CVE-2024-45332, CVE-2025-20623, CVE-2024-28047, CVE-2024-37020, CVE-2025-24495, and 72 more.

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 ciqsa-2026_1569.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 356446

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_9_6_ciqsa-2026_1569.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: Local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/13/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

Percentile: 96.32

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-33120

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 8.4

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-24489

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Threat Score: 8.8

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:A

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-23918

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/29/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/11/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-5715, CVE-2019-0117, CVE-2019-11135, CVE-2019-11139, CVE-2020-0543, CVE-2020-0548, CVE-2020-0549, CVE-2020-24489, CVE-2020-24511, CVE-2020-24512, CVE-2020-24513, CVE-2020-8694, CVE-2020-8695, CVE-2020-8696, CVE-2020-8698, CVE-2021-0127, CVE-2021-0145, CVE-2021-33120, CVE-2022-0005, CVE-2022-21131, CVE-2022-21136, CVE-2022-21151, CVE-2022-21216, CVE-2022-21233, CVE-2022-33196, CVE-2022-33972, CVE-2022-38090, CVE-2022-40982, CVE-2022-41804, CVE-2023-22655, CVE-2023-23583, CVE-2023-23908, CVE-2023-28746, CVE-2023-34440, CVE-2023-38575, CVE-2023-39368, CVE-2023-42667, CVE-2023-43490, CVE-2023-43758, CVE-2023-45733, CVE-2023-46103, CVE-2023-49141, CVE-2024-21820, CVE-2024-21853, CVE-2024-23918, CVE-2024-23984, CVE-2024-24582, CVE-2024-24853, CVE-2024-24968, CVE-2024-24980, CVE-2024-25939, CVE-2024-28047, CVE-2024-28127, CVE-2024-28956, CVE-2024-29214, CVE-2024-31068, CVE-2024-31157, CVE-2024-36293, CVE-2024-37020, CVE-2024-39279, CVE-2024-39355, CVE-2024-43420, CVE-2024-45332, CVE-2025-20012, CVE-2025-20054, CVE-2025-20103, CVE-2025-20623, CVE-2025-24495, CVE-2025-31936, CVE-2025-31938, CVE-2025-35973, CVE-2026-20707, CVE-2026-20713, CVE-2026-20716, CVE-2026-20760, CVE-2026-20901, CVE-2026-20917

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