Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2017:0374 - Bug Fix Advisory
Issued:
2017-03-02
Updated:
2017-03-02

RHBA-2017:0374 - Bug Fix Advisory

Synopsis

microcode_ctl bug fix update

Type/Severity

Bug Fix Advisory

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Topic

Updated microcode_ctl packages that fix one bug are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Description

The microcode_ctl packages provide microcode updates for Intel and AMD processors.

This update fixes the following bug:

  • Previously, there was incorrect quoting in the "ExecStart" line, which caused the microcode.service systemd service to fail. This update removes double quotes from the ExecStart line, and microcode.service now works as expected. (BZ#1412187)

Users of microcode_ctl are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which fix this bug. Note: a system reboot is necessary for this update to take effect.

Solution

Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.

For details on how to apply this update, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.4 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.3 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.5 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.4 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.3 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.4 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.3 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.3 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.4 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.3 x86_64

Fixes

  • BZ - 1412187 - microcode.service fails to load due to broken quoting in ExecStart line

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.src.rpm SHA-256: 4317dbff5dc258c672115ad2f56e18a9939ad8923187d4ebb5e17f1fbe25a8c2
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 92008edd4243727e21d44864c8d05a01f7903590b8eb6bebdfb9213c1c1a1869
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5980e54b7a2817b3ea382c74512f8443b3c23799b7c31933c78f3ecf673bf764

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.7

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.src.rpm SHA-256: 4317dbff5dc258c672115ad2f56e18a9939ad8923187d4ebb5e17f1fbe25a8c2
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 92008edd4243727e21d44864c8d05a01f7903590b8eb6bebdfb9213c1c1a1869
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5980e54b7a2817b3ea382c74512f8443b3c23799b7c31933c78f3ecf673bf764

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.6

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.src.rpm SHA-256: 4317dbff5dc258c672115ad2f56e18a9939ad8923187d4ebb5e17f1fbe25a8c2
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 92008edd4243727e21d44864c8d05a01f7903590b8eb6bebdfb9213c1c1a1869
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5980e54b7a2817b3ea382c74512f8443b3c23799b7c31933c78f3ecf673bf764

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.5

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.src.rpm SHA-256: 4317dbff5dc258c672115ad2f56e18a9939ad8923187d4ebb5e17f1fbe25a8c2
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 92008edd4243727e21d44864c8d05a01f7903590b8eb6bebdfb9213c1c1a1869
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5980e54b7a2817b3ea382c74512f8443b3c23799b7c31933c78f3ecf673bf764

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.4

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.src.rpm SHA-256: 4317dbff5dc258c672115ad2f56e18a9939ad8923187d4ebb5e17f1fbe25a8c2
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 92008edd4243727e21d44864c8d05a01f7903590b8eb6bebdfb9213c1c1a1869
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5980e54b7a2817b3ea382c74512f8443b3c23799b7c31933c78f3ecf673bf764

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.3

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.src.rpm SHA-256: 4317dbff5dc258c672115ad2f56e18a9939ad8923187d4ebb5e17f1fbe25a8c2
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 92008edd4243727e21d44864c8d05a01f7903590b8eb6bebdfb9213c1c1a1869
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5980e54b7a2817b3ea382c74512f8443b3c23799b7c31933c78f3ecf673bf764

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.src.rpm SHA-256: 4317dbff5dc258c672115ad2f56e18a9939ad8923187d4ebb5e17f1fbe25a8c2
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 92008edd4243727e21d44864c8d05a01f7903590b8eb6bebdfb9213c1c1a1869
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5980e54b7a2817b3ea382c74512f8443b3c23799b7c31933c78f3ecf673bf764

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.src.rpm SHA-256: 4317dbff5dc258c672115ad2f56e18a9939ad8923187d4ebb5e17f1fbe25a8c2
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 92008edd4243727e21d44864c8d05a01f7903590b8eb6bebdfb9213c1c1a1869
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5980e54b7a2817b3ea382c74512f8443b3c23799b7c31933c78f3ecf673bf764

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 7

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.src.rpm SHA-256: 4317dbff5dc258c672115ad2f56e18a9939ad8923187d4ebb5e17f1fbe25a8c2
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 92008edd4243727e21d44864c8d05a01f7903590b8eb6bebdfb9213c1c1a1869
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5980e54b7a2817b3ea382c74512f8443b3c23799b7c31933c78f3ecf673bf764

Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.7

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.src.rpm SHA-256: 4317dbff5dc258c672115ad2f56e18a9939ad8923187d4ebb5e17f1fbe25a8c2
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 92008edd4243727e21d44864c8d05a01f7903590b8eb6bebdfb9213c1c1a1869
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5980e54b7a2817b3ea382c74512f8443b3c23799b7c31933c78f3ecf673bf764

Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.6

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.src.rpm SHA-256: 4317dbff5dc258c672115ad2f56e18a9939ad8923187d4ebb5e17f1fbe25a8c2
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 92008edd4243727e21d44864c8d05a01f7903590b8eb6bebdfb9213c1c1a1869
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5980e54b7a2817b3ea382c74512f8443b3c23799b7c31933c78f3ecf673bf764

Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.5

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.src.rpm SHA-256: 4317dbff5dc258c672115ad2f56e18a9939ad8923187d4ebb5e17f1fbe25a8c2
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 92008edd4243727e21d44864c8d05a01f7903590b8eb6bebdfb9213c1c1a1869
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5980e54b7a2817b3ea382c74512f8443b3c23799b7c31933c78f3ecf673bf764

Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.4

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.src.rpm SHA-256: 4317dbff5dc258c672115ad2f56e18a9939ad8923187d4ebb5e17f1fbe25a8c2
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 92008edd4243727e21d44864c8d05a01f7903590b8eb6bebdfb9213c1c1a1869
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5980e54b7a2817b3ea382c74512f8443b3c23799b7c31933c78f3ecf673bf764

Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.3

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.src.rpm SHA-256: 4317dbff5dc258c672115ad2f56e18a9939ad8923187d4ebb5e17f1fbe25a8c2
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 92008edd4243727e21d44864c8d05a01f7903590b8eb6bebdfb9213c1c1a1869
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5980e54b7a2817b3ea382c74512f8443b3c23799b7c31933c78f3ecf673bf764

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.7

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.src.rpm SHA-256: 4317dbff5dc258c672115ad2f56e18a9939ad8923187d4ebb5e17f1fbe25a8c2
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 92008edd4243727e21d44864c8d05a01f7903590b8eb6bebdfb9213c1c1a1869
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5980e54b7a2817b3ea382c74512f8443b3c23799b7c31933c78f3ecf673bf764

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.6

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.src.rpm SHA-256: 4317dbff5dc258c672115ad2f56e18a9939ad8923187d4ebb5e17f1fbe25a8c2
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 92008edd4243727e21d44864c8d05a01f7903590b8eb6bebdfb9213c1c1a1869
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5980e54b7a2817b3ea382c74512f8443b3c23799b7c31933c78f3ecf673bf764

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.4

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.src.rpm SHA-256: 4317dbff5dc258c672115ad2f56e18a9939ad8923187d4ebb5e17f1fbe25a8c2
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 92008edd4243727e21d44864c8d05a01f7903590b8eb6bebdfb9213c1c1a1869
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5980e54b7a2817b3ea382c74512f8443b3c23799b7c31933c78f3ecf673bf764

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.3

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.src.rpm SHA-256: 4317dbff5dc258c672115ad2f56e18a9939ad8923187d4ebb5e17f1fbe25a8c2
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 92008edd4243727e21d44864c8d05a01f7903590b8eb6bebdfb9213c1c1a1869
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5980e54b7a2817b3ea382c74512f8443b3c23799b7c31933c78f3ecf673bf764

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.7

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.src.rpm SHA-256: 4317dbff5dc258c672115ad2f56e18a9939ad8923187d4ebb5e17f1fbe25a8c2
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 92008edd4243727e21d44864c8d05a01f7903590b8eb6bebdfb9213c1c1a1869
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5980e54b7a2817b3ea382c74512f8443b3c23799b7c31933c78f3ecf673bf764

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.6

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.src.rpm SHA-256: 4317dbff5dc258c672115ad2f56e18a9939ad8923187d4ebb5e17f1fbe25a8c2
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 92008edd4243727e21d44864c8d05a01f7903590b8eb6bebdfb9213c1c1a1869
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5980e54b7a2817b3ea382c74512f8443b3c23799b7c31933c78f3ecf673bf764

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.3

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.src.rpm SHA-256: 4317dbff5dc258c672115ad2f56e18a9939ad8923187d4ebb5e17f1fbe25a8c2
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 92008edd4243727e21d44864c8d05a01f7903590b8eb6bebdfb9213c1c1a1869
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5980e54b7a2817b3ea382c74512f8443b3c23799b7c31933c78f3ecf673bf764

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.7

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.src.rpm SHA-256: 4317dbff5dc258c672115ad2f56e18a9939ad8923187d4ebb5e17f1fbe25a8c2
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 92008edd4243727e21d44864c8d05a01f7903590b8eb6bebdfb9213c1c1a1869
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5980e54b7a2817b3ea382c74512f8443b3c23799b7c31933c78f3ecf673bf764

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.6

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.src.rpm SHA-256: 4317dbff5dc258c672115ad2f56e18a9939ad8923187d4ebb5e17f1fbe25a8c2
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 92008edd4243727e21d44864c8d05a01f7903590b8eb6bebdfb9213c1c1a1869
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5980e54b7a2817b3ea382c74512f8443b3c23799b7c31933c78f3ecf673bf764

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.4

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.src.rpm SHA-256: 4317dbff5dc258c672115ad2f56e18a9939ad8923187d4ebb5e17f1fbe25a8c2
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 92008edd4243727e21d44864c8d05a01f7903590b8eb6bebdfb9213c1c1a1869
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5980e54b7a2817b3ea382c74512f8443b3c23799b7c31933c78f3ecf673bf764

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.3

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.src.rpm SHA-256: 4317dbff5dc258c672115ad2f56e18a9939ad8923187d4ebb5e17f1fbe25a8c2
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 92008edd4243727e21d44864c8d05a01f7903590b8eb6bebdfb9213c1c1a1869
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-16.3.el7_3.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 5980e54b7a2817b3ea382c74512f8443b3c23799b7c31933c78f3ecf673bf764

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