Recommended update for microcode_ctl

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2017:1968-1
Rating: important
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Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS 11-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4

An update that has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update provides Intel's CPU microcode version 20170707, which brings important fixes for processors of the Skylake family.

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3
    zypper in -t patch sleposp3-microcode_ctl-13221=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS 11-SP3
    zypper in -t patch slessp3-microcode_ctl-13221=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-microcode_ctl-13221=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-microcode_ctl-13221=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 (i586)
    • microcode_ctl-1.17-102.83.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS 11-SP3 (x86_64 i586)
    • microcode_ctl-1.17-102.83.3.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (x86_64 i586)
    • microcode_ctl-1.17-102.83.3.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (x86_64)
    • microcode_ctl-1.17-102.83.3.1

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