ALAS-2019-1318 --- microcode_ctl kernel perfID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:1601075 | Date: (C)2019-11-20 (M)2024-04-17 |
Class: PATCH | Family: unix |
This security update is only applicable to EC2 Bare Metal instance types using Intel processors. Intel has released microcode updates for certain Intel CPUs. After installing the updated microcode_ctl package, the microcode will be automatically activated on next boot. Improper conditions check in the voltage modulation interface for some Intel Xeon Scalable Processors may allow a privileged user to potentially enable denial of service via local access.TSX Asynchronous Abort condition on some CPUs utilizing speculative execution may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable information disclosure via a side channel with local access.
Platform: |
Amazon Linux AMI |
Product: |
microcode_ctl |
kernel |
perf |