ALAS2-2022-1762 --- microcode_ctlID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:1700865 | Date: (C)2022-03-11 (M)2023-11-28 |
Class: PATCH | Family: unix |
A flaw was found in microcode. Under complex microarchitectural conditions, an unexpected code breakpoint may cause a system hang. The hang was observed on a Skylake server processor, and subsequent analysis indicated additional potentially affected processors. This flaw allows a possible temporary denial of service to occur. Hardware allows activation of test and debug logic at runtime for some Intel processors which may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via physical access