USN-7269-1: Intel Microcode vulnerabilities

Publication date

17 February 2025

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Intel Microcode.


Packages

Details

Ke Sun, Paul Grosen and Alyssa Milburn discovered that some Intel®
Processors did not properly implement Finite State Machines (FSMs) in
Hardware Logic. A local privileged attacker could use this issue to cause a
denial of service. (CVE-2024-31068)

It was discovered that some Intel® Processors with Intel® SGX did not
properly restrict access to the EDECCSSA user leaf function. A local
authenticated attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2024-36293)

Ke Sun, Alyssa Milburn, Benoit Morgan, and Erik Bjorge discovered that the
UEFI firmware for some Intel® processors did not properly restrict
access. An authenticated local attacker could use this issue to cause a
denial of service. (CVE-2024-39279)

Ke Sun, Paul Grosen and Alyssa Milburn discovered that some Intel®
Processors did not properly implement Finite State Machines (FSMs) in
Hardware Logic. A local privileged attacker could use this issue to cause a
denial of service. (CVE-2024-31068)

It was discovered that some Intel® Processors with Intel® SGX did not
properly restrict access to the EDECCSSA user leaf function. A local
authenticated attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of
service. (CVE-2024-36293)

Ke Sun, Alyssa Milburn, Benoit Morgan, and Erik Bjorge discovered that the
UEFI firmware for some Intel® processors did not properly restrict
access. An authenticated local attacker could use this issue to cause a
denial of service. (CVE-2024-39279)

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
24.10 oracular intel-microcode –  3.20250211.0ubuntu0.24.10.1
22.04 jammy intel-microcode –  3.20250211.0ubuntu0.22.04.1
20.04 focal intel-microcode –  3.20250211.0ubuntu0.20.04.1
18.04 bionic intel-microcode –  3.20250211.0ubuntu0.18.04.1+esm1  
16.04 xenial intel-microcode –  3.20250211.0ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1  

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