RHSA-2024:1112 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: linux-firmware security update
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
Products
Official CSAF product identity
Published · March 6, 2024
Updated · August 7, 2026
Topic
An update for linux-firmware is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Description
The linux-firmware packages contain all of the firmware files that are required by various devices to operate.
Security Fix(es):
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hw: intel: Protection mechanism failure for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi (CVE-2022-46329)
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hw: amd: INVD instruction may lead to a loss of SEV-ES guest machine memory integrity problem (CVE-2023-20592)
Bug Fix(es):
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linux-firmware: hw: intel: Protection mechanism failure for some Intel(R) PROSet/Wireless WiFi (RHEL-14257)
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linux-firmware: hw: amd: INVD instruction may lead to a loss of SEV-ES guest machine memory integrity problem (RHEL-13978)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.