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Fedora 41 microcode_ctl critical: FEDORA-2025-c99f9d789a security advisory

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Calendar Grey February 16, 2025
Dist Fedora Esm H88
Fedora 41 has issued a security advisory concerning microcode_ctl, featuring essential updates aimed at resolving numerous security vulnerabilities.
Update to upstream 2.1-48

Summary

The microcode_ctl utility is a companion to the microcode driver written

by Tigran Aivazian .

The microcode update is volatile and needs to be uploaded on each system

boot i.e. it doesn't reflash your cpu permanently, reboot and it reverts

back to the old microcode.

Update Information:

Update to upstream 2.1-48. 20250211 Addition of 06-bf-06/0x07 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02) at revision 0x38; Addition of 06-bf-07/0x07 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02) at revision 0x38; Addition of 06-bf-06/0x07 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05) at revision 0x38; Addition of 06-bf-07/0x07 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05) at revision 0x38; Addition of 06-af-03/0x01 (SRF-SP C0) microcode at revision 0x3000330; Addition of 06-b7-04/0x32 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-b7-01) at revision 0x12c; Addition of 06-bf-06/0x07 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-02) at revision 0x38; Addition of 06-bf-07/0x07 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-02) at revision 0x38; Addition of 06-bf-06/0x07 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-05) at revision 0x38; Addition of 06-bf-07/0x07 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-05) at revision 0x38; Removal of 06-8f-04/0x87 (SPR-SP E0/S1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-05) at revision 0x2b000603; Removal of 06-8f-04/0x10 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f...

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue fedora software update update information critical update security issues microcode update microcode intel microcode

Change Log

* Wed Feb 12 2025 Eugene Syromiatnikov 2:2.1-67.1 - Update to upstream 2.1-48. 20250211 - Addition of 06-bf-06/0x07 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02) at revision 0x38; - Addition of 06-bf-07/0x07 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02) at revision 0x38; - Addition of 06-bf-06/0x07 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05) at revision 0x38; - Addition of 06-bf-07/0x07 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05) at revision 0x38; - Addition of 06-af-03/0x01 (SRF-SP C0) microcode at revision 0x3000330; - Addition of 06-b7-04/0x32 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-b7-01) at revision 0x12c; - Addition of 06-bf-06/0x07 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-02) at revision 0x38; - Addition of 06-bf-07/0x07 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-02) at revision 0x38; - Addition of 06-bf-06/0x07 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-05) at revision 0x38; - Addition of 06-bf-07/0x07 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-05) at revision 0x38; - Removal of 06-8f-04/0x87 (SPR-SP E0/S1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-05) at revision 0x2b000603; - Removal of 06-8f-04/0x10 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-05) at revision 0x2c000390; - Removal of 06-8f-05/0x87 (SPR-SP E2) microcode at revision 0x2b000603; - Removal of 06-8f-05/0x10 (SPR-HBM B1) microcode at revision 0x2c000390; - Removal of 06-8f-06/0x87 (SPR-SP E3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-05) at revision 0x2b000603; - Removal of 06-8f-06/0x10 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-05) at revision 0x2c000390; - Removal of 06-8f-07/0x87 (SPR-SP E4/S2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-05) at revision 0x2b000603; - Removal of 06-8f-08/0x87 (SPR-SP E5/S3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-05) at revision 0x2b000603; - Removal of 06-8f-08/0x10 (SPR-HBM B3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-05) at revision 0x2c000390; - Removal of 06-8f-04/0x87 (SPR-SP E0/S1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-06) at revision 0x2b000603; - Removal of 06-8f-04/0x10 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-06) at revision 0x2c000390; - Removal of 06-8f-05/0x87 (SPR-SP E2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-06) at revision 0x2b000603; - Removal of 06-8f-05/0x10 (SPR-HBM B1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-06) at revision 0x2c000390; - Removal of 06-8f-06/0x87 (SPR-SP E3) microcode at revision 0x2b000603; - Removal of 06-8f-06/0x10 microcode at revision 0x2c000390; - Removal of 06-8f-07/0x87 (SPR-SP E4/S2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-06) at revision 0x2b000603; - Removal of 06-8f-08/0x87 (SPR-SP E5/S3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-06) at revision 0x2b000603; - Removal of 06-8f-08/0x10 (SPR-HBM B3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-06) at revision 0x2c000390; - Removal of 06-ba-02/0xe0 (RPL-H 6+8/P 6+8 J0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-ba-08) at revision 0x4123; - Removal of 06-ba-03/0xe0 (RPL-U 2+8 Q0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-ba-08) at revision 0x4123; - Removal of 06-ba-08/0xe0 microcode at revision 0x4123; - Update of 06-6a-06/0x87 (ICX-SP D0) microcode from revision 0xd0003e7 up to 0xd0003f5; - Update of 06-6c-01/0x10 (ICL-D B0) microcode from revision 0x10002b0 up to 0x10002c0; - Update of 06-8f-04/0x87 (SPR-SP E0/S1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-07) from revision 0x2b000603 up to 0x2b000620; - Update of 06-8f-05/0x87 (SPR-SP E2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-07) from revision 0x2b000603 up to 0x2b000620; - Update of 06-8f-06/0x87 (SPR-SP E3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-07) from revision 0x2b000603 up to 0x2b000620; - Update of 06-8f-07/0x87 (SPR-SP E4/S2) microcode from revision 0x2b000603 up to 0x2b000620; - Update of 06-8f-08/0x87 (SPR-SP E5/S3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-07) from revision 0x2b000603 up to 0x2b000620; - Update of 06-8f-04/0x10 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2c000390 up to 0x2c0003e0; - Update of 06-8f-04/0x87 (SPR-SP E0/S1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2b000603 up to 0x2b000620; - Update of 06-8f-05/0x10 (SPR-HBM B1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2c000390 up to 0x2c0003e0; - Update of 06-8f-05/0x87 (SPR-SP E2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2b000603 up to 0x2b000620; - Update of 06-8f-06/0x10 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2c000390 up to 0x2c0003e0; - Update of 06-8f-06/0x87 (SPR-SP E3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2b000603 up to 0x2b000620; - Update of 06-8f-07/0x87 (SPR-SP E4/S2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2b000603 up to 0x2b000620; - Update of 06-8f-08/0x10 (SPR-HBM B3) microcode from revision 0x2c000390 up to 0x2c0003e0; - Update of 06-8f-08/0x87 (SPR-SP E5/S3) microcode from revision 0x2b000603 up to 0x2b000620; - Update of 06-97-02/0x07 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode from revision 0x37 up to 0x38; - Update of 06-97-05/0x07 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02) from revision 0x37 up to 0x38; - Update of 06-bf-02/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02) from revision 0x37 up to 0x38; - Update of 06-bf-05/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02) from revision 0x37 up to 0x38; - Update of 06-97-02/0x07 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05) from revision 0x37 up to 0x38; - Update of 06-97-05/0x07 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode from revision 0x37 up to 0x38; - Update of 06-bf-02/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05) from revision 0x37 up to 0x38; - Update of 06-bf-05/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05) from revision 0x37 up to 0x38; - Update of 06-9a-03/0x80 (ADL-P 6+8/U 9W L0/R0) microcode from revision 0x435 up to 0x436; - Update of 06-9a-04/0x80 (ADL-P 2+8 R0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-9a-03) from revision 0x435 up to 0x436; - Update of 06-9a-03/0x80 (ADL-P 6+8/U 9W L0/R0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-9a-04) from revision 0x435 up to 0x436; - Update of 06-9a-04/0x80 (ADL-P 2+8 R0) microcode from revision 0x435 up to 0x436; - Update of 06-9a-04/0x40 (AZB A0) microcode from revision 0x7 up to 0x9; - Update of 06-9e-0a/0x22 (CFL-H/S/Xeon E U0) microcode from revision 0xf8 up to 0xfa; - Update of 06-9e-0d/0x22 (CFL-H/S/Xeon E R0) microcode from revision 0x100 up to 0x102; - Update of 06-a7-01/0x02 (RKL-S B0) microcode from revision 0x62 up to 0x63; - Update of 06-b7-01/0x32 (RPL-S B0) microcode from revision 0x12b up to 0x12c; - Update of 06-ba-02/0xe0 (RPL-H 6+8/P 6+8 J0) microcode from revision 0x4123 up to 0x4124; - Update of 06-ba-03/0xe0 (RPL-U 2+8 Q0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-ba-02) from revision 0x4123 up to 0x4124; - Update of 06-ba-08/0xe0 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-ba-02) from revision 0x4123 up to 0x4124; - Update of 06-ba-02/0xe0 (RPL-H 6+8/P 6+8 J0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-ba-03) from revision 0x4123 up to 0x4124; - Update of 06-ba-03/0xe0 (RPL-U 2+8 Q0) microcode from revision 0x4123 up to 0x4124; - Update of 06-ba-08/0xe0 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-ba-03) from revision 0x4123 up to 0x4124; - Update of 06-be-00/0x19 (ADL-N A0) microcode from revision 0x1a up to 0x1c; - Update of 06-97-02/0x07 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-02) from revision 0x37 up to 0x38; - Update of 06-97-05/0x07 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-02) from revision 0x37 up to 0x38; - Update of 06-bf-02/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode from revision 0x37 up to 0x38; - Update of 06-bf-05/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-02) from revision 0x37 up to 0x38; - Update of 06-97-02/0x07 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-05) from revision 0x37 up to 0x38; - Update of 06-97-05/0x07 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-05) from revision 0x37 up to 0x38; - Update of 06-bf-02/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-05) from revision 0x37 up to 0x38; - Update of 06-bf-05/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode from revision 0x37 up to 0x38; - Update of 06-cf-01/0x87 (EMR-SP A0) microcode from revision 0x21000283 up to 0x21000291; - Update of 06-cf-02/0x87 (EMR-SP A1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-cf-01) from revision 0x21000283 up to 0x21000291; - Update of 06-cf-01/0x87 (EMR-SP A0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-cf-02) from revision 0x21000283 up to 0x21000291; - Update of 06-cf-02/0x87 (EMR-SP A1) microcode from revision 0x21000283 up to 0x21000291. - Addresses CVE-2023-34440, CVE-2023-43758, CVE-2024-24582, CVE-2024-28047, CVE-2024-28127, CVE-2024-29214, CVE-2024-31068, CVE-2024-31157, CVE-2024-37020, CVE-2024-39279, CVE-2024-39355, CVE-2024-36293

References

Fedora Update Notification FEDORA-2025-c99f9d789a 2025-02-16 01:19:56.138994+00:00 Name : microcode_ctl Product : Fedora 41 Version : 2.1 Release : 67.1.fc41 URL : https://pagure.io/microcode_ctl Summary : Tool to transform and deploy CPU microcode update for x86 Description : The microcode_ctl utility is a companion to the microcode driver written by Tigran Aivazian . The microcode update is volatile and needs to be uploaded on each system boot i.e. it doesn't reflash your cpu permanently, reboot and it reverts back to the old microcode.

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2025-c99f9d789a' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label

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Name: microcode_ctl
Product: Fedora 41
Version: 2.1
Release: 67.1.fc41
URL: https://pagure.io/microcode_ctl
Summary: Tool to transform and deploy CPU microcode update for x86

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue fedora software update update information critical update security issues microcode update microcode intel microcode

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