Issued:
2015-07-22
Updated:
2015-07-22

RHEA-2015:1291 - microcode_ctl enhancement update

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 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:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Affected Products

ProductVersionArch
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support Extension6i386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop6i386

Updated Packages

  • microcode_ctl-1.17-20.el6.i686.rpm
  • microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-20.el6.x86_64.rpm
  • microcode_ctl-1.17-20.el6.src.rpm
  • microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-20.el6.i686.rpm
  • microcode_ctl-1.17-20.el6.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

(none)

References

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Additional information