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Red Hat Product Errata RHEA-2018:2397 - Product Enhancement Advisory
Issued:
2018-09-11
Updated:
2018-09-11

RHEA-2018:2397 - Product Enhancement Advisory

  • Overview
  • Updated Packages

Synopsis

microcode_ctl bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Product Enhancement Advisory

Red Hat Insights patch analysis

Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.

View affected systems

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 to mitigate CVE-2017-5715, known as the Spectre variant 2 vulnerability,

CVE-2018-3639, known as the Speculative Store Bypass vulnerability, and
CVE-2018-3620 and CVE-2018-3646, known as L1 Terminal Fault Attack
vulnerability. (BZ#1614847)

Users of microcode_ctl are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which add this enhancement. Note: a microcode_ctl service restart 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 Desktop 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 Server - AUS 7.7 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.6 x86_64
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 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 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

Fixes

  • BZ - 1614847 - [RHEL-7] Update microcode to 20180807 [rhel-7.5.z]

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 7

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.src.rpm SHA-256: e2f6e4492b4dc900ae7e764df0c335760a5e3369a3f0a1aa3a5e4cd65c25480e
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b35e02b562f2a2456d0e5009ea5a4dac97524538c9890f606ab54d1cdeaaf6b7
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9dcb1b44b1aaad50660136d57463f2e5dd52be4b250227cf6c6c42685ef4f37e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.7

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.src.rpm SHA-256: e2f6e4492b4dc900ae7e764df0c335760a5e3369a3f0a1aa3a5e4cd65c25480e
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b35e02b562f2a2456d0e5009ea5a4dac97524538c9890f606ab54d1cdeaaf6b7
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9dcb1b44b1aaad50660136d57463f2e5dd52be4b250227cf6c6c42685ef4f37e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.6

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.src.rpm SHA-256: e2f6e4492b4dc900ae7e764df0c335760a5e3369a3f0a1aa3a5e4cd65c25480e
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b35e02b562f2a2456d0e5009ea5a4dac97524538c9890f606ab54d1cdeaaf6b7
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9dcb1b44b1aaad50660136d57463f2e5dd52be4b250227cf6c6c42685ef4f37e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.5

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.src.rpm SHA-256: e2f6e4492b4dc900ae7e764df0c335760a5e3369a3f0a1aa3a5e4cd65c25480e
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b35e02b562f2a2456d0e5009ea5a4dac97524538c9890f606ab54d1cdeaaf6b7
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9dcb1b44b1aaad50660136d57463f2e5dd52be4b250227cf6c6c42685ef4f37e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.src.rpm SHA-256: e2f6e4492b4dc900ae7e764df0c335760a5e3369a3f0a1aa3a5e4cd65c25480e
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b35e02b562f2a2456d0e5009ea5a4dac97524538c9890f606ab54d1cdeaaf6b7
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9dcb1b44b1aaad50660136d57463f2e5dd52be4b250227cf6c6c42685ef4f37e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 7

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.src.rpm SHA-256: e2f6e4492b4dc900ae7e764df0c335760a5e3369a3f0a1aa3a5e4cd65c25480e
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b35e02b562f2a2456d0e5009ea5a4dac97524538c9890f606ab54d1cdeaaf6b7
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9dcb1b44b1aaad50660136d57463f2e5dd52be4b250227cf6c6c42685ef4f37e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.7

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.src.rpm SHA-256: e2f6e4492b4dc900ae7e764df0c335760a5e3369a3f0a1aa3a5e4cd65c25480e
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b35e02b562f2a2456d0e5009ea5a4dac97524538c9890f606ab54d1cdeaaf6b7
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9dcb1b44b1aaad50660136d57463f2e5dd52be4b250227cf6c6c42685ef4f37e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.6

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.src.rpm SHA-256: e2f6e4492b4dc900ae7e764df0c335760a5e3369a3f0a1aa3a5e4cd65c25480e
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b35e02b562f2a2456d0e5009ea5a4dac97524538c9890f606ab54d1cdeaaf6b7
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9dcb1b44b1aaad50660136d57463f2e5dd52be4b250227cf6c6c42685ef4f37e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS Compute Node 7.5

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.src.rpm SHA-256: e2f6e4492b4dc900ae7e764df0c335760a5e3369a3f0a1aa3a5e4cd65c25480e
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b35e02b562f2a2456d0e5009ea5a4dac97524538c9890f606ab54d1cdeaaf6b7
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9dcb1b44b1aaad50660136d57463f2e5dd52be4b250227cf6c6c42685ef4f37e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.7

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.src.rpm SHA-256: e2f6e4492b4dc900ae7e764df0c335760a5e3369a3f0a1aa3a5e4cd65c25480e
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b35e02b562f2a2456d0e5009ea5a4dac97524538c9890f606ab54d1cdeaaf6b7
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9dcb1b44b1aaad50660136d57463f2e5dd52be4b250227cf6c6c42685ef4f37e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.6

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.src.rpm SHA-256: e2f6e4492b4dc900ae7e764df0c335760a5e3369a3f0a1aa3a5e4cd65c25480e
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b35e02b562f2a2456d0e5009ea5a4dac97524538c9890f606ab54d1cdeaaf6b7
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9dcb1b44b1aaad50660136d57463f2e5dd52be4b250227cf6c6c42685ef4f37e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.src.rpm SHA-256: e2f6e4492b4dc900ae7e764df0c335760a5e3369a3f0a1aa3a5e4cd65c25480e
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b35e02b562f2a2456d0e5009ea5a4dac97524538c9890f606ab54d1cdeaaf6b7
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9dcb1b44b1aaad50660136d57463f2e5dd52be4b250227cf6c6c42685ef4f37e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.7

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.src.rpm SHA-256: e2f6e4492b4dc900ae7e764df0c335760a5e3369a3f0a1aa3a5e4cd65c25480e
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b35e02b562f2a2456d0e5009ea5a4dac97524538c9890f606ab54d1cdeaaf6b7
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9dcb1b44b1aaad50660136d57463f2e5dd52be4b250227cf6c6c42685ef4f37e

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.6

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.src.rpm SHA-256: e2f6e4492b4dc900ae7e764df0c335760a5e3369a3f0a1aa3a5e4cd65c25480e
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b35e02b562f2a2456d0e5009ea5a4dac97524538c9890f606ab54d1cdeaaf6b7
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9dcb1b44b1aaad50660136d57463f2e5dd52be4b250227cf6c6c42685ef4f37e

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

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.src.rpm SHA-256: e2f6e4492b4dc900ae7e764df0c335760a5e3369a3f0a1aa3a5e4cd65c25480e
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b35e02b562f2a2456d0e5009ea5a4dac97524538c9890f606ab54d1cdeaaf6b7
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9dcb1b44b1aaad50660136d57463f2e5dd52be4b250227cf6c6c42685ef4f37e

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

SRPM
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.src.rpm SHA-256: e2f6e4492b4dc900ae7e764df0c335760a5e3369a3f0a1aa3a5e4cd65c25480e
x86_64
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: b35e02b562f2a2456d0e5009ea5a4dac97524538c9890f606ab54d1cdeaaf6b7
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 9dcb1b44b1aaad50660136d57463f2e5dd52be4b250227cf6c6c42685ef4f37e

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