Synopsis
microcode_ctl bug fix and 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 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
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.7 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.6 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.5 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 7 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 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 - 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 |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.src.rpm
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SHA-256: e2f6e4492b4dc900ae7e764df0c335760a5e3369a3f0a1aa3a5e4cd65c25480e |
| x86_64 |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
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SHA-256: b35e02b562f2a2456d0e5009ea5a4dac97524538c9890f606ab54d1cdeaaf6b7 |
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microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
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SHA-256: 9dcb1b44b1aaad50660136d57463f2e5dd52be4b250227cf6c6c42685ef4f37e |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.7
| SRPM |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.src.rpm
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SHA-256: e2f6e4492b4dc900ae7e764df0c335760a5e3369a3f0a1aa3a5e4cd65c25480e |
| x86_64 |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
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SHA-256: b35e02b562f2a2456d0e5009ea5a4dac97524538c9890f606ab54d1cdeaaf6b7 |
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microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
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SHA-256: 9dcb1b44b1aaad50660136d57463f2e5dd52be4b250227cf6c6c42685ef4f37e |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.6
| SRPM |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.src.rpm
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SHA-256: e2f6e4492b4dc900ae7e764df0c335760a5e3369a3f0a1aa3a5e4cd65c25480e |
| x86_64 |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
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SHA-256: b35e02b562f2a2456d0e5009ea5a4dac97524538c9890f606ab54d1cdeaaf6b7 |
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microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
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SHA-256: 9dcb1b44b1aaad50660136d57463f2e5dd52be4b250227cf6c6c42685ef4f37e |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64 - Extended Update Support 7.5
| SRPM |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.src.rpm
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SHA-256: e2f6e4492b4dc900ae7e764df0c335760a5e3369a3f0a1aa3a5e4cd65c25480e |
| x86_64 |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
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SHA-256: b35e02b562f2a2456d0e5009ea5a4dac97524538c9890f606ab54d1cdeaaf6b7 |
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microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: 9dcb1b44b1aaad50660136d57463f2e5dd52be4b250227cf6c6c42685ef4f37e |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7
| SRPM |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.src.rpm
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SHA-256: e2f6e4492b4dc900ae7e764df0c335760a5e3369a3f0a1aa3a5e4cd65c25480e |
| x86_64 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: e2f6e4492b4dc900ae7e764df0c335760a5e3369a3f0a1aa3a5e4cd65c25480e |
| x86_64 |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: b35e02b562f2a2456d0e5009ea5a4dac97524538c9890f606ab54d1cdeaaf6b7 |
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microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: 9dcb1b44b1aaad50660136d57463f2e5dd52be4b250227cf6c6c42685ef4f37e |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.7
| SRPM |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.src.rpm
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SHA-256: e2f6e4492b4dc900ae7e764df0c335760a5e3369a3f0a1aa3a5e4cd65c25480e |
| x86_64 |
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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 |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: e2f6e4492b4dc900ae7e764df0c335760a5e3369a3f0a1aa3a5e4cd65c25480e |
| x86_64 |
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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 |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.src.rpm
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SHA-256: e2f6e4492b4dc900ae7e764df0c335760a5e3369a3f0a1aa3a5e4cd65c25480e |
| x86_64 |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
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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 |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: e2f6e4492b4dc900ae7e764df0c335760a5e3369a3f0a1aa3a5e4cd65c25480e |
| x86_64 |
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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 |
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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 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.7
| SRPM |
|
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: e2f6e4492b4dc900ae7e764df0c335760a5e3369a3f0a1aa3a5e4cd65c25480e |
| x86_64 |
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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 - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.6
| SRPM |
|
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.src.rpm
|
SHA-256: e2f6e4492b4dc900ae7e764df0c335760a5e3369a3f0a1aa3a5e4cd65c25480e |
| x86_64 |
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microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: b35e02b562f2a2456d0e5009ea5a4dac97524538c9890f606ab54d1cdeaaf6b7 |
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microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-29.16.el7_5.x86_64.rpm
|
SHA-256: 9dcb1b44b1aaad50660136d57463f2e5dd52be4b250227cf6c6c42685ef4f37e |