Synopsis
microcode_ctl enhancement update
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory
Topic
Updated microcode_ctl packages that add one enhancement 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 enhancement:
- The Intel CPU microcode has been updated to the latest upstream version, which also provides new capabilities used by the Linux kernel to mitigate CVE-2018-3639, known as the Speculative Store Bypass vulnerability.
This update includes also microcode for Intel Xeon Processor E5 v4 and Intel Xeon Processor E7 v4; Core i7-69xx/68xx, family 6, model 0x4f,
stepping 0x1.
(BZ#1573456, BZ#1576334)
Users of microcode_ctl are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which add this enhancement.
Solution
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:
https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
Note: a system reboot is necessary for this update to take effect.
Affected Products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 7.7 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 7.6 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 7.5 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.7 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.6 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.5 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.7 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.6 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 7 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.7 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.6 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.7 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.6 x86_64
Fixes
- BZ - 1576334 - [RHEL-7] Include updated ucode for Broadwell EP/EX [rhel-7.5.z]
CVEs
(none)
References
Note:
More recent versions of these packages may be available.
Click a package name for more details.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7
| SRPM |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.10.el7_5.src.rpm
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SHA-256: 0d1c561dcad3198f3eb839b2a8016867079c281a0209b5070d51d3d5788f08ae |
| x86_64 |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
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SHA-256: 05785e2c3189901f0009ec9dca9808e364d1bd30694ed4eee8986393b7b0cdc4 |
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microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
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SHA-256: 72619d25f0cb6b62d0b65e700b34e04162270095e10e80380a4a3a556174049b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 7.7
| SRPM |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.10.el7_5.src.rpm
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SHA-256: 0d1c561dcad3198f3eb839b2a8016867079c281a0209b5070d51d3d5788f08ae |
| x86_64 |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
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SHA-256: 05785e2c3189901f0009ec9dca9808e364d1bd30694ed4eee8986393b7b0cdc4 |
|
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
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SHA-256: 72619d25f0cb6b62d0b65e700b34e04162270095e10e80380a4a3a556174049b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 7.6
| SRPM |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.10.el7_5.src.rpm
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SHA-256: 0d1c561dcad3198f3eb839b2a8016867079c281a0209b5070d51d3d5788f08ae |
| x86_64 |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
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SHA-256: 05785e2c3189901f0009ec9dca9808e364d1bd30694ed4eee8986393b7b0cdc4 |
|
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: 72619d25f0cb6b62d0b65e700b34e04162270095e10e80380a4a3a556174049b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 7.5
| SRPM |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.10.el7_5.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: 0d1c561dcad3198f3eb839b2a8016867079c281a0209b5070d51d3d5788f08ae |
| x86_64 |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: 05785e2c3189901f0009ec9dca9808e364d1bd30694ed4eee8986393b7b0cdc4 |
|
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: 72619d25f0cb6b62d0b65e700b34e04162270095e10e80380a4a3a556174049b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.6
| SRPM |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.10.el7_5.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: 0d1c561dcad3198f3eb839b2a8016867079c281a0209b5070d51d3d5788f08ae |
| x86_64 |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: 05785e2c3189901f0009ec9dca9808e364d1bd30694ed4eee8986393b7b0cdc4 |
|
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: 72619d25f0cb6b62d0b65e700b34e04162270095e10e80380a4a3a556174049b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7
| SRPM |
|
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.10.el7_5.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: 0d1c561dcad3198f3eb839b2a8016867079c281a0209b5070d51d3d5788f08ae |
| x86_64 |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: 05785e2c3189901f0009ec9dca9808e364d1bd30694ed4eee8986393b7b0cdc4 |
|
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: 72619d25f0cb6b62d0b65e700b34e04162270095e10e80380a4a3a556174049b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 7
| SRPM |
|
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.10.el7_5.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: 0d1c561dcad3198f3eb839b2a8016867079c281a0209b5070d51d3d5788f08ae |
| x86_64 |
|
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: 05785e2c3189901f0009ec9dca9808e364d1bd30694ed4eee8986393b7b0cdc4 |
|
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: 72619d25f0cb6b62d0b65e700b34e04162270095e10e80380a4a3a556174049b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.7
| SRPM |
|
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.10.el7_5.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: 0d1c561dcad3198f3eb839b2a8016867079c281a0209b5070d51d3d5788f08ae |
| x86_64 |
|
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: 05785e2c3189901f0009ec9dca9808e364d1bd30694ed4eee8986393b7b0cdc4 |
|
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: 72619d25f0cb6b62d0b65e700b34e04162270095e10e80380a4a3a556174049b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.6
| SRPM |
|
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.10.el7_5.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: 0d1c561dcad3198f3eb839b2a8016867079c281a0209b5070d51d3d5788f08ae |
| x86_64 |
|
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: 05785e2c3189901f0009ec9dca9808e364d1bd30694ed4eee8986393b7b0cdc4 |
|
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: 72619d25f0cb6b62d0b65e700b34e04162270095e10e80380a4a3a556174049b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.5
| SRPM |
|
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.10.el7_5.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: 0d1c561dcad3198f3eb839b2a8016867079c281a0209b5070d51d3d5788f08ae |
| x86_64 |
|
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: 05785e2c3189901f0009ec9dca9808e364d1bd30694ed4eee8986393b7b0cdc4 |
|
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: 72619d25f0cb6b62d0b65e700b34e04162270095e10e80380a4a3a556174049b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.7
| SRPM |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.10.el7_5.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: 0d1c561dcad3198f3eb839b2a8016867079c281a0209b5070d51d3d5788f08ae |
| x86_64 |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: 05785e2c3189901f0009ec9dca9808e364d1bd30694ed4eee8986393b7b0cdc4 |
|
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: 72619d25f0cb6b62d0b65e700b34e04162270095e10e80380a4a3a556174049b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7
| SRPM |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.10.el7_5.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: 0d1c561dcad3198f3eb839b2a8016867079c281a0209b5070d51d3d5788f08ae |
| x86_64 |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: 05785e2c3189901f0009ec9dca9808e364d1bd30694ed4eee8986393b7b0cdc4 |
|
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: 72619d25f0cb6b62d0b65e700b34e04162270095e10e80380a4a3a556174049b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.7
| SRPM |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.10.el7_5.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: 0d1c561dcad3198f3eb839b2a8016867079c281a0209b5070d51d3d5788f08ae |
| x86_64 |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: 05785e2c3189901f0009ec9dca9808e364d1bd30694ed4eee8986393b7b0cdc4 |
|
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: 72619d25f0cb6b62d0b65e700b34e04162270095e10e80380a4a3a556174049b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.6
| SRPM |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.10.el7_5.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: 0d1c561dcad3198f3eb839b2a8016867079c281a0209b5070d51d3d5788f08ae |
| x86_64 |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: 05785e2c3189901f0009ec9dca9808e364d1bd30694ed4eee8986393b7b0cdc4 |
|
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: 72619d25f0cb6b62d0b65e700b34e04162270095e10e80380a4a3a556174049b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.7
| SRPM |
|
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.10.el7_5.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: 0d1c561dcad3198f3eb839b2a8016867079c281a0209b5070d51d3d5788f08ae |
| x86_64 |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: 05785e2c3189901f0009ec9dca9808e364d1bd30694ed4eee8986393b7b0cdc4 |
|
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: 72619d25f0cb6b62d0b65e700b34e04162270095e10e80380a4a3a556174049b |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.6
| SRPM |
|
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.10.el7_5.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: 0d1c561dcad3198f3eb839b2a8016867079c281a0209b5070d51d3d5788f08ae |
| x86_64 |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: 05785e2c3189901f0009ec9dca9808e364d1bd30694ed4eee8986393b7b0cdc4 |
|
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.10.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: 72619d25f0cb6b62d0b65e700b34e04162270095e10e80380a4a3a556174049b |