Red Hat Product Errata RHEA-2015:0519 - Product Enhancement Advisory
Issued:
2015-03-05
Updated:
2015-03-05

RHEA-2015:0519 - Product Enhancement Advisory

Synopsis

microcode_ctl enhancement update

Type/Severity

Product Enhancement Advisory

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Topic

Updated microcode_ctl packages that add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.

Description

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

This update adds the following enhancements:

  • The Intel CPU microcode file has been updated to version 20140430.

(BZ#1085117)

  • The Intel CPU microcode file has been updated to version 20140624.

(BZ#1113396)

  • The Intel CPU microcode file has been updated to version 20140913.

(BZ#1142302)

Users of microcode_ctl are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
add these enhancements. 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 Server from RHUI 7 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 Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 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 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 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

(none)

CVEs

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 1509ab826dccdc4450f0cea30aeb8256e9d7472a7de45acb222fa7cee7824585
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7148493185b5800009bfa04661551a65cd19bde561f09f2aa775a5ed6b2c86e2
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 10408944f28217a964a7e14a69b0c89fb73c377de90ba687b459b7c028a7f703

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.7

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 1509ab826dccdc4450f0cea30aeb8256e9d7472a7de45acb222fa7cee7824585
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7148493185b5800009bfa04661551a65cd19bde561f09f2aa775a5ed6b2c86e2
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 10408944f28217a964a7e14a69b0c89fb73c377de90ba687b459b7c028a7f703

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.6

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 1509ab826dccdc4450f0cea30aeb8256e9d7472a7de45acb222fa7cee7824585
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7148493185b5800009bfa04661551a65cd19bde561f09f2aa775a5ed6b2c86e2
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 10408944f28217a964a7e14a69b0c89fb73c377de90ba687b459b7c028a7f703

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.5

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 1509ab826dccdc4450f0cea30aeb8256e9d7472a7de45acb222fa7cee7824585
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7148493185b5800009bfa04661551a65cd19bde561f09f2aa775a5ed6b2c86e2
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 10408944f28217a964a7e14a69b0c89fb73c377de90ba687b459b7c028a7f703

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.4

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 1509ab826dccdc4450f0cea30aeb8256e9d7472a7de45acb222fa7cee7824585
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7148493185b5800009bfa04661551a65cd19bde561f09f2aa775a5ed6b2c86e2
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 10408944f28217a964a7e14a69b0c89fb73c377de90ba687b459b7c028a7f703

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.3

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 1509ab826dccdc4450f0cea30aeb8256e9d7472a7de45acb222fa7cee7824585
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7148493185b5800009bfa04661551a65cd19bde561f09f2aa775a5ed6b2c86e2
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 10408944f28217a964a7e14a69b0c89fb73c377de90ba687b459b7c028a7f703

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.7

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 1509ab826dccdc4450f0cea30aeb8256e9d7472a7de45acb222fa7cee7824585
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7148493185b5800009bfa04661551a65cd19bde561f09f2aa775a5ed6b2c86e2
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 10408944f28217a964a7e14a69b0c89fb73c377de90ba687b459b7c028a7f703

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.6

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 1509ab826dccdc4450f0cea30aeb8256e9d7472a7de45acb222fa7cee7824585
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7148493185b5800009bfa04661551a65cd19bde561f09f2aa775a5ed6b2c86e2
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 10408944f28217a964a7e14a69b0c89fb73c377de90ba687b459b7c028a7f703

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 7

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 1509ab826dccdc4450f0cea30aeb8256e9d7472a7de45acb222fa7cee7824585
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7148493185b5800009bfa04661551a65cd19bde561f09f2aa775a5ed6b2c86e2
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 10408944f28217a964a7e14a69b0c89fb73c377de90ba687b459b7c028a7f703

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 1509ab826dccdc4450f0cea30aeb8256e9d7472a7de45acb222fa7cee7824585
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7148493185b5800009bfa04661551a65cd19bde561f09f2aa775a5ed6b2c86e2
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 10408944f28217a964a7e14a69b0c89fb73c377de90ba687b459b7c028a7f703

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 1509ab826dccdc4450f0cea30aeb8256e9d7472a7de45acb222fa7cee7824585
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7148493185b5800009bfa04661551a65cd19bde561f09f2aa775a5ed6b2c86e2
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 10408944f28217a964a7e14a69b0c89fb73c377de90ba687b459b7c028a7f703

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 7

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 1509ab826dccdc4450f0cea30aeb8256e9d7472a7de45acb222fa7cee7824585
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7148493185b5800009bfa04661551a65cd19bde561f09f2aa775a5ed6b2c86e2
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 10408944f28217a964a7e14a69b0c89fb73c377de90ba687b459b7c028a7f703

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 7

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 1509ab826dccdc4450f0cea30aeb8256e9d7472a7de45acb222fa7cee7824585
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7148493185b5800009bfa04661551a65cd19bde561f09f2aa775a5ed6b2c86e2
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 10408944f28217a964a7e14a69b0c89fb73c377de90ba687b459b7c028a7f703

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.4

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 1509ab826dccdc4450f0cea30aeb8256e9d7472a7de45acb222fa7cee7824585
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7148493185b5800009bfa04661551a65cd19bde561f09f2aa775a5ed6b2c86e2
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 10408944f28217a964a7e14a69b0c89fb73c377de90ba687b459b7c028a7f703

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.3

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 1509ab826dccdc4450f0cea30aeb8256e9d7472a7de45acb222fa7cee7824585
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7148493185b5800009bfa04661551a65cd19bde561f09f2aa775a5ed6b2c86e2
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 10408944f28217a964a7e14a69b0c89fb73c377de90ba687b459b7c028a7f703

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.7

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 1509ab826dccdc4450f0cea30aeb8256e9d7472a7de45acb222fa7cee7824585
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7148493185b5800009bfa04661551a65cd19bde561f09f2aa775a5ed6b2c86e2
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 10408944f28217a964a7e14a69b0c89fb73c377de90ba687b459b7c028a7f703

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.6

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 1509ab826dccdc4450f0cea30aeb8256e9d7472a7de45acb222fa7cee7824585
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7148493185b5800009bfa04661551a65cd19bde561f09f2aa775a5ed6b2c86e2
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 10408944f28217a964a7e14a69b0c89fb73c377de90ba687b459b7c028a7f703

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.3

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 1509ab826dccdc4450f0cea30aeb8256e9d7472a7de45acb222fa7cee7824585
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7148493185b5800009bfa04661551a65cd19bde561f09f2aa775a5ed6b2c86e2
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 10408944f28217a964a7e14a69b0c89fb73c377de90ba687b459b7c028a7f703

Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.7

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 1509ab826dccdc4450f0cea30aeb8256e9d7472a7de45acb222fa7cee7824585
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7148493185b5800009bfa04661551a65cd19bde561f09f2aa775a5ed6b2c86e2
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 10408944f28217a964a7e14a69b0c89fb73c377de90ba687b459b7c028a7f703

Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.6

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 1509ab826dccdc4450f0cea30aeb8256e9d7472a7de45acb222fa7cee7824585
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7148493185b5800009bfa04661551a65cd19bde561f09f2aa775a5ed6b2c86e2
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 10408944f28217a964a7e14a69b0c89fb73c377de90ba687b459b7c028a7f703

Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.5

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 1509ab826dccdc4450f0cea30aeb8256e9d7472a7de45acb222fa7cee7824585
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7148493185b5800009bfa04661551a65cd19bde561f09f2aa775a5ed6b2c86e2
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 10408944f28217a964a7e14a69b0c89fb73c377de90ba687b459b7c028a7f703

Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.4

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 1509ab826dccdc4450f0cea30aeb8256e9d7472a7de45acb222fa7cee7824585
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7148493185b5800009bfa04661551a65cd19bde561f09f2aa775a5ed6b2c86e2
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 10408944f28217a964a7e14a69b0c89fb73c377de90ba687b459b7c028a7f703

Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.3

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 1509ab826dccdc4450f0cea30aeb8256e9d7472a7de45acb222fa7cee7824585
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7148493185b5800009bfa04661551a65cd19bde561f09f2aa775a5ed6b2c86e2
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 10408944f28217a964a7e14a69b0c89fb73c377de90ba687b459b7c028a7f703

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

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 1509ab826dccdc4450f0cea30aeb8256e9d7472a7de45acb222fa7cee7824585
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7148493185b5800009bfa04661551a65cd19bde561f09f2aa775a5ed6b2c86e2
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 10408944f28217a964a7e14a69b0c89fb73c377de90ba687b459b7c028a7f703

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

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 1509ab826dccdc4450f0cea30aeb8256e9d7472a7de45acb222fa7cee7824585
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7148493185b5800009bfa04661551a65cd19bde561f09f2aa775a5ed6b2c86e2
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 10408944f28217a964a7e14a69b0c89fb73c377de90ba687b459b7c028a7f703

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

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 1509ab826dccdc4450f0cea30aeb8256e9d7472a7de45acb222fa7cee7824585
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7148493185b5800009bfa04661551a65cd19bde561f09f2aa775a5ed6b2c86e2
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 10408944f28217a964a7e14a69b0c89fb73c377de90ba687b459b7c028a7f703

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

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.src.rpm SHA-256: 1509ab826dccdc4450f0cea30aeb8256e9d7472a7de45acb222fa7cee7824585
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7148493185b5800009bfa04661551a65cd19bde561f09f2aa775a5ed6b2c86e2
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-10.el7.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 10408944f28217a964a7e14a69b0c89fb73c377de90ba687b459b7c028a7f703

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