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SUSE-SU-2021:14758-1 Not scored

Security update for microcode_ctl

This update for microcode_ctl fixes the following issues: Updated to Intel CPU Microcode 20210525 release: - CVE-2020-24513: A domain bypass transient execution vulnerability was discovered on some Intel Atom processors that use a micro-architectural incident channel. (bsc#1179833) - CVE-2020-24511: The IBRS feature to mitigate Spectre variant 2 transient execution side channel vulnerabilities may not fully prevent non-root (guest) branches from controlling the branch predictions of the root (host) (bsc#1179836) - CVE-2020-24512: Fixed trivial data value cache-lines such as all-zero value cache-lines may lead to changes in cache-allocation or write-back behavior for such cache-lines (bsc#1179837) - CVE-2020-24489: Fixed Intel VT-d device pass through potential local privilege escalation (bsc#1179839)

Exploit probability Not scored
Published June 28, 2021
Required by Not available
Last source change February 4, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 microcode_ctl
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS microcode_ctl

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities SUSE-SU-2021:14758-1

This update for microcode_ctl fixes the following issues: Updated to Intel CPU Microcode 20210525 release: - CVE-2020-24513: A domain bypass transient execution vulnerability was discovered on some Intel Atom processors that use a micro-architectural incident channel. (bsc#1179833) - CVE-2020-24511: The IBRS feature to mitigate Spectre variant 2 transient execution side channel vulnerabilities may not fully prevent non-root (guest) branches from controlling the branch predictions of the root (host) (bsc#1179836) - CVE-2020-24512: Fixed trivial data value cache-lines such as all-zero value cache-lines may lead to changes in cache-allocation or write-back behavior for such cache-lines (bsc#1179837) - CVE-2020-24489: Fixed Intel VT-d device pass through potential local privilege escalation (bsc#1179839)

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence