# ELSA-2025-7043: microcode_ctl security update

ELSA-2025-7043, released May 16, 2025, fixes 3 CVEs in microcode_ctl (version 4:20250211-1.0.1.el9_6). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2025-7043
- Platform: Linux
- Released: May 16, 2025
- Priority: Routine (Closes 3 CVEs, none high severity)
- CVEs: 3, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-7043.html

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [microcode_ctl](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/microcode-ctl.md) | ol 9 | 4:20250211-1.0.1.el9_6 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2024-28047](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-28047.md) | Routine | microcode_ctl: The microcode_ctl packages provide microcode updates for Intel and AMD processors.  Security Fix(es):  * microcode_ct... | 6.5 | 0.0025 |  |
| [CVE-2024-31157](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-31157.md) | Routine | microcode_ctl: The microcode_ctl packages provide microcode updates for Intel and AMD processors.  Security Fix(es):  * microcode_ct... | 6.5 | 0.0023 |  |
| [CVE-2024-39279](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2024-39279.md) | Routine | intel-microcode: Insufficient granularity of access control in UEFI firmware in someIntel(R) processors may allow a authenticated user... | 6.5 | 0.0022 |  |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T12:40:37Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo