Issued:

2020-06-24

Updated:

2020-06-24

RHEA-2020:2741 - microcode_ctl bug fix and enhancement update

Synopsis

microcode_ctl bug fix and enhancement update

Type/Severity

Product Enhancement Advisory None

Topic

An update for microcode_ctl is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.

Description

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

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

• skylake (06-4e-03) microcode update hangs. (BZ#1848440)

• Package microcode-20200609 release. (BZ#1848504)

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

Updated Packages

• microcode_ctl-20191115-4.20200609.1.el8_2.src.rpm
• microcode_ctl-20191115-4.20200609.1.el8_2.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

• This content is not included.BZ - 1848440
• This content is not included.BZ - 1848504

CVEs

(none)

References

(none)

Additional information

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