ALSA-2026:68011

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Import Source
https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux9/ALSA-2026:68011.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALSA-2026:68011
Related
  • CVE-2025-31936
  • CVE-2025-35973
Published
2026-09-16T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-09-17T12:11:40Z
Summary
Important: microcode_ctl security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Details

The microcode_ctl packages provide microcode updates for Intel and AMD processors.

Security Fix(es):

  • kernel: hypervisor: Intel Processors: Privilege escalation in Ring 0 via improper value handling (CVE-2025-35973)
  • kernel: microcode_ctl: Intel Xeon 6 Processors: Privilege escalation via improper memory range handling in SMM (CVE-2025-31936)

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

  • [AlmaLinux 9.8.z] Update Intel CPU microcode to the latest version (JIRA:AlmaLinux-260496)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References

Affected packages

AlmaLinux:9 / microcode_ctl

Package

Name
microcode_ctl
Purl
pkg:rpm/almalinux/microcode_ctl

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4:20260210-1.20260812.1.el9_8

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux9/ALSA-2026:68011.json"