- Issued:
- 2011-05-19
- Updated:
- 2011-05-19
RHEA-2011:0712 - 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 updated microcode_ctl package that provides several enhancements is now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
Description
The microcode_ctl package provides microcode updates for Intel processors.
This updated microcode_ctl package adds the following enhancements:
- The Intel CPU microcode file is updated to version 20101123. This is the most
recent version of the microcode available from Intel. (BZ#638286)
- microcode_ctl is now udev-driven and the previously delivered init.d script is
no longer needed. (BZ#578107)
Note that the system must be rebooted in order for these changes to take effect.
All users of Intel processors are advised to upgrade to this updated package,
which adds these enhancements.
Solution
Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released errata
relevant to your system have been applied.
This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use the Red Hat
Network to apply this update are available at
https://access.redhat.com/kb/docs/DOC-11259
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
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 x86_64
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6 i386
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support 6 x86_64
Fixes
(none)CVEs
(none)
References
(none)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
microcode_ctl-1.17-4.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 160905529f60411c54b2861db313b77d2accdc7b8e1bf1c8aeea3306e0875851 |
x86_64 | |
microcode_ctl-1.17-4.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d2435e51f712f94c492a31990248c101687d1139e3e9fe6318b3020a0b9910ce |
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-4.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: cd2ffdaf5deb90f41b67773d0374c0b803b47cf4a909ba420c2895afcd91bb85 |
i386 | |
microcode_ctl-1.17-4.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 9cc3fdbb0ad83d5ace87e84d3c06f3fc326b0d28fe5154bf23da398cd43293ff |
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-4.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 570a44a17df40ae0bf522284f4c99739acc904cfec8c8d2c42859fe4a3125bff |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
microcode_ctl-1.17-4.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 160905529f60411c54b2861db313b77d2accdc7b8e1bf1c8aeea3306e0875851 |
x86_64 | |
microcode_ctl-1.17-4.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d2435e51f712f94c492a31990248c101687d1139e3e9fe6318b3020a0b9910ce |
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-4.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: cd2ffdaf5deb90f41b67773d0374c0b803b47cf4a909ba420c2895afcd91bb85 |
i386 | |
microcode_ctl-1.17-4.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 9cc3fdbb0ad83d5ace87e84d3c06f3fc326b0d28fe5154bf23da398cd43293ff |
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-4.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 570a44a17df40ae0bf522284f4c99739acc904cfec8c8d2c42859fe4a3125bff |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
microcode_ctl-1.17-4.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 160905529f60411c54b2861db313b77d2accdc7b8e1bf1c8aeea3306e0875851 |
x86_64 | |
microcode_ctl-1.17-4.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d2435e51f712f94c492a31990248c101687d1139e3e9fe6318b3020a0b9910ce |
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-4.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: cd2ffdaf5deb90f41b67773d0374c0b803b47cf4a909ba420c2895afcd91bb85 |
i386 | |
microcode_ctl-1.17-4.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 9cc3fdbb0ad83d5ace87e84d3c06f3fc326b0d28fe5154bf23da398cd43293ff |
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-4.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 570a44a17df40ae0bf522284f4c99739acc904cfec8c8d2c42859fe4a3125bff |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
microcode_ctl-1.17-4.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 160905529f60411c54b2861db313b77d2accdc7b8e1bf1c8aeea3306e0875851 |
x86_64 | |
microcode_ctl-1.17-4.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d2435e51f712f94c492a31990248c101687d1139e3e9fe6318b3020a0b9910ce |
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-4.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: cd2ffdaf5deb90f41b67773d0374c0b803b47cf4a909ba420c2895afcd91bb85 |
i386 | |
microcode_ctl-1.17-4.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 9cc3fdbb0ad83d5ace87e84d3c06f3fc326b0d28fe5154bf23da398cd43293ff |
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-4.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 570a44a17df40ae0bf522284f4c99739acc904cfec8c8d2c42859fe4a3125bff |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Scientific Computing 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
microcode_ctl-1.17-4.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 160905529f60411c54b2861db313b77d2accdc7b8e1bf1c8aeea3306e0875851 |
x86_64 | |
microcode_ctl-1.17-4.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d2435e51f712f94c492a31990248c101687d1139e3e9fe6318b3020a0b9910ce |
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-4.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: cd2ffdaf5deb90f41b67773d0374c0b803b47cf4a909ba420c2895afcd91bb85 |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server from RHUI 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
microcode_ctl-1.17-4.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 160905529f60411c54b2861db313b77d2accdc7b8e1bf1c8aeea3306e0875851 |
x86_64 | |
microcode_ctl-1.17-4.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d2435e51f712f94c492a31990248c101687d1139e3e9fe6318b3020a0b9910ce |
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-4.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: cd2ffdaf5deb90f41b67773d0374c0b803b47cf4a909ba420c2895afcd91bb85 |
i386 | |
microcode_ctl-1.17-4.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 9cc3fdbb0ad83d5ace87e84d3c06f3fc326b0d28fe5154bf23da398cd43293ff |
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-4.el6.i686.rpm | SHA-256: 570a44a17df40ae0bf522284f4c99739acc904cfec8c8d2c42859fe4a3125bff |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Retired Extended Life Cycle Support 6
SRPM | |
---|---|
microcode_ctl-1.17-4.el6.src.rpm | SHA-256: 160905529f60411c54b2861db313b77d2accdc7b8e1bf1c8aeea3306e0875851 |
x86_64 | |
microcode_ctl-1.17-4.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: d2435e51f712f94c492a31990248c101687d1139e3e9fe6318b3020a0b9910ce |
microcode_ctl-debuginfo-1.17-4.el6.x86_64.rpm | SHA-256: cd2ffdaf5deb90f41b67773d0374c0b803b47cf4a909ba420c2895afcd91bb85 |
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