vulnerability

Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2022-38090: Security patch for microcode_ctl (ALAS-2023-1715)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Published
Feb 16, 2023
Added
Feb 19, 2024
Modified
May 21, 2025

Description

Improper isolation of shared resources in some Intel(R) Processors when using Intel(R) Software Guard Extensions may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via local access.

Solution

amazon-linux-upgrade-microcode_ctl
Title
Rapid7 Labs

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