Issued:
2023-08-14
Updated:
2023-08-14

RHEA-2023:4636 - 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 7.

Description

The microcode_ctl packages provide microcode updates for Intel processors.

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

  • Update Intel CPU microcode to microcode-20230214 release, which addresses CVE-2022-21216, CVE-2022-33196, CVE-2022-33972, and CVE-2022-38090. (BZ#2171238, BZ#2171263)

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 Computing7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Life Cycle Support7x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop7x86_64

Updated Packages

  • microcode_ctl-2.1-73.16.el7_9.src.rpm
  • microcode_ctl-2.1-73.16.el7_9.x86_64.rpm
  • microcode_ctl-debuginfo-2.1-73.16.el7_9.x86_64.rpm

Fixes

(none)

CVEs

References

(none)

Additional information