- Issued:
- 2015-07-22
- Updated:
- 2015-07-22
RHEA-2015:1291 - Product Enhancement Advisory
Synopsis
microcode_ctl enhancement update
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
Updated microcode_ctl packages that add one enhancement are now available for
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The microcode_ctl packages provide microcode updates for Intel and AMD
processors.
This update adds the following enhancement:
- An updated CPU Microcode data file is now available to be used by the Linux
kernel to correct behavior in Intel processors on boot. (BZ#1123992)
Users of microcode_ctl are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which
add this enhancement. 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:
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6 i386
Fixes
(none)CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Note:
More recent versions of these packages may be available.
Click a package name for more details.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| microcode_ctl-1.17-20.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: f721f2a72685a49036fad2f0099e5a73886472969545a55709672c50e34736de |
| x86_64 | |
| microcode_ctl-1.17-20.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 5a1098a64193b08929535efb907476698ad4623f74e42b910812c483e67ea4d5 |
| microcode_ctl-1.17-20.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 5a1098a64193b08929535efb907476698ad4623f74e42b910812c483e67ea4d5 |
| microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-20.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: baaa1f623f7f8b1ddd933839b914b1c4cfb09dfe2e36e36ef20e30443a5013d5 |
| microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-20.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: baaa1f623f7f8b1ddd933839b914b1c4cfb09dfe2e36e36ef20e30443a5013d5 |
| i386 | |
| microcode_ctl-1.17-20.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 2cef05c3f4c4a6db4e2161c6b63f7ec8f3be38ec7b040fbf030ed330c6a3ba1b |
| microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-20.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: f6715dea619ba5feac81a29617319be8c8c8b0e9c432b1c48b585c079e42e62c |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| microcode_ctl-1.17-20.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: f721f2a72685a49036fad2f0099e5a73886472969545a55709672c50e34736de |
| i386 | |
| microcode_ctl-1.17-20.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 2cef05c3f4c4a6db4e2161c6b63f7ec8f3be38ec7b040fbf030ed330c6a3ba1b |
| microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-20.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: f6715dea619ba5feac81a29617319be8c8c8b0e9c432b1c48b585c079e42e62c |
| x86_64 | |
| microcode_ctl-1.17-20.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 5a1098a64193b08929535efb907476698ad4623f74e42b910812c483e67ea4d5 |
| microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-20.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: baaa1f623f7f8b1ddd933839b914b1c4cfb09dfe2e36e36ef20e30443a5013d5 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| microcode_ctl-1.17-20.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: f721f2a72685a49036fad2f0099e5a73886472969545a55709672c50e34736de |
| x86_64 | |
| microcode_ctl-1.17-20.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 5a1098a64193b08929535efb907476698ad4623f74e42b910812c483e67ea4d5 |
| microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-20.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: baaa1f623f7f8b1ddd933839b914b1c4cfb09dfe2e36e36ef20e30443a5013d5 |
| i386 | |
| microcode_ctl-1.17-20.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 2cef05c3f4c4a6db4e2161c6b63f7ec8f3be38ec7b040fbf030ed330c6a3ba1b |
| microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-20.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: f6715dea619ba5feac81a29617319be8c8c8b0e9c432b1c48b585c079e42e62c |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| microcode_ctl-1.17-20.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: f721f2a72685a49036fad2f0099e5a73886472969545a55709672c50e34736de |
| x86_64 | |
| microcode_ctl-1.17-20.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 5a1098a64193b08929535efb907476698ad4623f74e42b910812c483e67ea4d5 |
| microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-20.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: baaa1f623f7f8b1ddd933839b914b1c4cfb09dfe2e36e36ef20e30443a5013d5 |
| i386 | |
| microcode_ctl-1.17-20.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 2cef05c3f4c4a6db4e2161c6b63f7ec8f3be38ec7b040fbf030ed330c6a3ba1b |
| microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-20.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: f6715dea619ba5feac81a29617319be8c8c8b0e9c432b1c48b585c079e42e62c |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| microcode_ctl-1.17-20.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: f721f2a72685a49036fad2f0099e5a73886472969545a55709672c50e34736de |
| x86_64 | |
| microcode_ctl-1.17-20.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 5a1098a64193b08929535efb907476698ad4623f74e42b910812c483e67ea4d5 |
| microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-20.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: baaa1f623f7f8b1ddd933839b914b1c4cfb09dfe2e36e36ef20e30443a5013d5 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| microcode_ctl-1.17-20.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: f721f2a72685a49036fad2f0099e5a73886472969545a55709672c50e34736de |
| x86_64 | |
| microcode_ctl-1.17-20.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 5a1098a64193b08929535efb907476698ad4623f74e42b910812c483e67ea4d5 |
| microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-20.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: baaa1f623f7f8b1ddd933839b914b1c4cfb09dfe2e36e36ef20e30443a5013d5 |
| i386 | |
| microcode_ctl-1.17-20.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 2cef05c3f4c4a6db4e2161c6b63f7ec8f3be38ec7b040fbf030ed330c6a3ba1b |
| microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-20.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: f6715dea619ba5feac81a29617319be8c8c8b0e9c432b1c48b585c079e42e62c |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension 6
| SRPM | |
|---|---|
| microcode_ctl-1.17-20.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: f721f2a72685a49036fad2f0099e5a73886472969545a55709672c50e34736de |
| x86_64 | |
| microcode_ctl-1.17-20.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 5a1098a64193b08929535efb907476698ad4623f74e42b910812c483e67ea4d5 |
| microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-20.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: baaa1f623f7f8b1ddd933839b914b1c4cfb09dfe2e36e36ef20e30443a5013d5 |
| i386 | |
| microcode_ctl-1.17-20.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 2cef05c3f4c4a6db4e2161c6b63f7ec8f3be38ec7b040fbf030ed330c6a3ba1b |
| microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-20.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: f6715dea619ba5feac81a29617319be8c8c8b0e9c432b1c48b585c079e42e62c |
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