Recommended update for microcode_ctl

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for microcode_ctl
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2018:0949-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1086511
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3
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    An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed.

    Description:

    This update for microcode_ctl fixes the following issues:

    The included microcode.dat file contained extra content due to a packaging
    bug, which lead to non-loading Intel CPU microcode. (bsc#1086511)

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Recommended 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 Server 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch slessp4-microcode_ctl-13561=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS:
      zypper in -t patch slessp3-microcode_ctl-13561=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sleposp3-microcode_ctl-13561=1

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 x86_64):
      • microcode_ctl-1.17-102.83.18.2
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS (i586 x86_64):
      • microcode_ctl-1.17-102.83.18.2
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 (i586):
      • microcode_ctl-1.17-102.83.18.2

    References: