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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2023.5886.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-5886-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'intel-microcode' package(s) announced via the USN-5886-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'intel-microcode' package(s) announced via the USN-5886-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Erik C. Bjorge discovered that some Intel(R) Atom and Intel Xeon Scalable
Processors did not properly implement access controls for out-of-band
management. This may allow a privileged network-adjacent user to potentially
escalate privileges. (CVE-2022-21216)

Cfir Cohen, Erdem Aktas, Felix Wilhelm, James Forshaw, Josh Eads, Nagaraju
Kodalapura Nagabhushana Rao, Przemyslaw Duda, Liron Shacham and Ron Anderson
discovered that some Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processors used incorrect default
permissions in some memory controller configurations when using Intel(R)
Software Guard Extensions. This may allow a privileged local user to potentially
escalate privileges. (CVE-2022-33196)

It was discovered that some 3rd Generation Intel(R) Xeon(R) Scalable Processors
did not properly calculate microkey keying. This may allow a privileged local
user to potentially disclose information. (CVE-2022-33972)

Joseph Nuzman discovered that some Intel(R) Processors when using Intel(R)
Software Guard Extensions did not properly isolate shared resources. This may
allow a privileged local user to potentially disclose
information. (CVE-2022-38090)

Affected Software/OS:
'intel-microcode' package(s) on Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 22.10.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:A/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-21216
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00700.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-33196
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00738.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-33972
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00730.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2022-38090
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00767.html
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