Insufficient Granularity of Access Control Affecting microcode_ctl package, versions <4:20250211-1.0.1.el9_6


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-MICROCODECTL-10242547
  • published24 May 2025
  • disclosed12 Feb 2025

Introduced: 12 Feb 2025

CVE-2024-39279  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-1220  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 microcode_ctl to version 4:20250211-1.0.1.el9_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-7043.

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 Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

Insufficient granularity of access control in UEFI firmware in some Intel(R) processors may allow a authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.

CVSS Base Scores

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