Rocky Linux 8 [CIQ] Security Update: microcode_ctl Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2025_10991)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 358597

Synopsis

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

Description

The Rocky Linux 8 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-2025_10991 advisory.

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

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_10991.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 358597

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_8_crlsa-2025_10991.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Family: Rocky Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6

Percentile: 96.73

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Unknown

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.8

Temporal Score: 2.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-24495

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

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: 7/29/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/29/2025

Reference Information

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

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