Bug 2477740 (CVE-2026-0438)
| Summary: | CVE-2026-0438 microcode_ctl: microcode_ctl: Arbitrary code execution in System Management Mode | ||
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| Product: | [Other] Security Response | Reporter: | OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport> |
| Component: | vulnerability-draft | Assignee: | Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev> |
| Status: | NEW --- | QA Contact: | |
| Severity: | medium | Docs Contact: | |
| Priority: | medium | ||
| Version: | unspecified | CC: | rhel-process-autobot, watson-tool-maintainers |
| Target Milestone: | --- | Keywords: | Security |
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| Hardware: | All | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
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A flaw was found in microcode_ctl. A System Management Mode (SMM) handler, a special CPU operating mode, could allow a callout to untrusted memory. A highly privileged attacker, with active user interaction and specific preconditions, could exploit this to execute arbitrary code within SMM. This could lead to a complete compromise of the system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
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Description
OSIDB Bzimport
2026-05-15 02:01:57 UTC
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