A microcode_ctl security, bug fix and enhancement update has been released for AlmaLinux.

ALSA-2021:3027 Important: microcode_ctl security, bug fix and enhancement update

Type:
security

Severity:
important

Release date:
2021-08-09

Description
Security Fix(es):
* hw: Special Register Buffer Data Sampling (SRBDS) (CVE-2020-0543)
* hw: Vector Register Data Sampling (CVE-2020-0548)
* hw: L1D Cache Eviction Sampling (CVE-2020-0549)
* hw: vt-d related privilege escalation (CVE-2020-24489)
* hw: improper isolation of shared resources in some Intel Processors
(CVE-2020-24511)
* hw: observable timing discrepancy in some Intel Processors
(CVE-2020-24512)
* hw: Information disclosure issue in Intel SGX via RAPL interface
(CVE-2020-8695)
* hw: Vector Register Leakage-Active (CVE-2020-8696)
* hw: Fast forward store predictor (CVE-2020-8698)

References:
CVE-2020-0543
CVE-2020-0548
CVE-2020-0549
CVE-2020-8695
CVE-2020-8696
CVE-2020-8698
CVE-2020-24489
CVE-2020-24511
CVE-2020-24512

Updates packages:
microcode_ctl-20210216-1.20210608.1.el8_4.x86_64.rpm

Notes:
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