Issued:
2020-06-24
Updated:
2020-06-24

RHEA-2020:2742 - Product Enhancement Advisory

Synopsis

microcode_ctl bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Product Enhancement Advisory

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Topic

An update for microcode_ctl is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

Description

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

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

  • Package microcode-20200609 release (BZ#1826590)
  • Enable SNB-EP caveat by default (BZ#1846024)
  • skylake (06-4e-03) microcode update hangs (BZ#1846134)

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 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

Fixes

  • BZ - 1846024 - [rhel-6.10.z] Enable SNB-EP caveat by default
  • BZ - 1846134 - [rhel-6.10] skylake (06-4e-03) microcode update hangs

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6

SRPM
microcode_ctl-1.17-33.29.el6_10.src.rpm SHA-256: d833f949a6fedf99c2647cf8309f33619a86f22f981c17dc0bfd07b69ee4edcd
x86_64
microcode_ctl-1.17-33.29.el6_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7b4551e4c64d7f12f8974ec6424c3d1ee34673b0acfdc6c65533890fc1ef1ada
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-33.29.el6_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 516105a8958b135a7579ff46bd35a61ac43746b05c93f867675db7ec47a2f624
i386
microcode_ctl-1.17-33.29.el6_10.i686.rpm SHA-256: 0d4fadfc5b786ab4092cc24ab7282e00d3456b1d67f74c3a8ceac017c0dded19
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-33.29.el6_10.i686.rpm SHA-256: fb3c67c6779723a881a7bf8170789c6b06da9bce851a4f23ca1000d1f82f6a45

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6

SRPM
microcode_ctl-1.17-33.29.el6_10.src.rpm SHA-256: d833f949a6fedf99c2647cf8309f33619a86f22f981c17dc0bfd07b69ee4edcd
x86_64
microcode_ctl-1.17-33.29.el6_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7b4551e4c64d7f12f8974ec6424c3d1ee34673b0acfdc6c65533890fc1ef1ada
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-33.29.el6_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 516105a8958b135a7579ff46bd35a61ac43746b05c93f867675db7ec47a2f624
i386
microcode_ctl-1.17-33.29.el6_10.i686.rpm SHA-256: 0d4fadfc5b786ab4092cc24ab7282e00d3456b1d67f74c3a8ceac017c0dded19
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-33.29.el6_10.i686.rpm SHA-256: fb3c67c6779723a881a7bf8170789c6b06da9bce851a4f23ca1000d1f82f6a45

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6

SRPM
microcode_ctl-1.17-33.29.el6_10.src.rpm SHA-256: d833f949a6fedf99c2647cf8309f33619a86f22f981c17dc0bfd07b69ee4edcd
x86_64
microcode_ctl-1.17-33.29.el6_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7b4551e4c64d7f12f8974ec6424c3d1ee34673b0acfdc6c65533890fc1ef1ada
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-33.29.el6_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 516105a8958b135a7579ff46bd35a61ac43746b05c93f867675db7ec47a2f624
i386
microcode_ctl-1.17-33.29.el6_10.i686.rpm SHA-256: 0d4fadfc5b786ab4092cc24ab7282e00d3456b1d67f74c3a8ceac017c0dded19
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-33.29.el6_10.i686.rpm SHA-256: fb3c67c6779723a881a7bf8170789c6b06da9bce851a4f23ca1000d1f82f6a45

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6

SRPM
microcode_ctl-1.17-33.29.el6_10.src.rpm SHA-256: d833f949a6fedf99c2647cf8309f33619a86f22f981c17dc0bfd07b69ee4edcd
x86_64
microcode_ctl-1.17-33.29.el6_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7b4551e4c64d7f12f8974ec6424c3d1ee34673b0acfdc6c65533890fc1ef1ada
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-33.29.el6_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 516105a8958b135a7579ff46bd35a61ac43746b05c93f867675db7ec47a2f624
i386
microcode_ctl-1.17-33.29.el6_10.i686.rpm SHA-256: 0d4fadfc5b786ab4092cc24ab7282e00d3456b1d67f74c3a8ceac017c0dded19
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-33.29.el6_10.i686.rpm SHA-256: fb3c67c6779723a881a7bf8170789c6b06da9bce851a4f23ca1000d1f82f6a45

Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6

SRPM
microcode_ctl-1.17-33.29.el6_10.src.rpm SHA-256: d833f949a6fedf99c2647cf8309f33619a86f22f981c17dc0bfd07b69ee4edcd
x86_64
microcode_ctl-1.17-33.29.el6_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 7b4551e4c64d7f12f8974ec6424c3d1ee34673b0acfdc6c65533890fc1ef1ada
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-33.29.el6_10.x86_64.rpm SHA-256: 516105a8958b135a7579ff46bd35a61ac43746b05c93f867675db7ec47a2f624

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