Information Exposure Affecting microcode_ctl package, versions <2:2.1-47.amzn2.1.15


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-MICROCODECTL-9513862
  • published26 Mar 2025
  • disclosed11 Aug 2023

Introduced: 11 Aug 2023

CVE-2023-23908  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 microcode_ctl to version 2:2.1-47.amzn2.1.15 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-2195.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream microcode_ctl package and not the microcode_ctl package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

Improper access control in some 3rd Generation Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1