- Issued:
- 2011-01-13
- Updated:
- 2011-01-13
RHEA-2011:0126 - Product Enhancement Advisory
Synopsis
microcode_ctl enhancement update
Type/Severity
Product Enhancement Advisory
Red Hat Insights patch analysis
Identify and remediate systems affected by this advisory.
Topic
An enhanced microcode_ctl package is now available.
Description
microcode_ctl provides utility code and the microcode data itself -- supplied by
Intel -- to assist the kernel in updating the CPU microcode at system boot time.
This microcode supports all current Intel x86- and Intel 64-based CPU models and
takes advantage of the mechanism built-in to Linux that allows microcode to be
updated after system boot. When loaded, the updated microcode corrects the
behavior of various Intel processors, as described in processor specification
updates issued by Intel for those processors.
This updated microcode_ctl package adds the following enhancement:
- The Intel CPU microcode file is updated to version 20101123. As of November
23, 2010, this is the most recent version of the microcode available from Intel.
(BZ#627798)
Note: To apply the changes, reboot the system after update.
Users of microcode_ctl are advised to upgrade to this updated package, which
adds this enhancement.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via the Red Hat Network. Details on how to
use the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/docs/DOC-11259
Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5 i386
Fixes
(none)CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
microcode_ctl-1.17-1.52.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 5417006c43c48599ec8c28f2616985df1cb922df10f35331ecf2c32d6e7c6b53 |
x86_64 | |
microcode_ctl-1.17-1.52.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 22836206e548e0887e38db540b3f947dbffd1fd9c5662ebe7f1be71027cb0551 |
i386 | |
microcode_ctl-1.17-1.52.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 156ece39848af64c2722e352878cfef95436f618495741023eb00cda5cc728cf |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
microcode_ctl-1.17-1.52.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 5417006c43c48599ec8c28f2616985df1cb922df10f35331ecf2c32d6e7c6b53 |
x86_64 | |
microcode_ctl-1.17-1.52.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 22836206e548e0887e38db540b3f947dbffd1fd9c5662ebe7f1be71027cb0551 |
i386 | |
microcode_ctl-1.17-1.52.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 156ece39848af64c2722e352878cfef95436f618495741023eb00cda5cc728cf |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
microcode_ctl-1.17-1.52.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 5417006c43c48599ec8c28f2616985df1cb922df10f35331ecf2c32d6e7c6b53 |
x86_64 | |
microcode_ctl-1.17-1.52.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 22836206e548e0887e38db540b3f947dbffd1fd9c5662ebe7f1be71027cb0551 |
i386 | |
microcode_ctl-1.17-1.52.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 156ece39848af64c2722e352878cfef95436f618495741023eb00cda5cc728cf |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 5
SRPM | |
---|---|
microcode_ctl-1.17-1.52.el5.src.rpm | SHA-256: 5417006c43c48599ec8c28f2616985df1cb922df10f35331ecf2c32d6e7c6b53 |
x86_64 | |
microcode_ctl-1.17-1.52.el5.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: 22836206e548e0887e38db540b3f947dbffd1fd9c5662ebe7f1be71027cb0551 |
i386 | |
microcode_ctl-1.17-1.52.el5.i386.rpm | SHA-256: 156ece39848af64c2722e352878cfef95436f618495741023eb00cda5cc728cf |
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