Recommended update for microcode_ctl

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for microcode_ctl
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2012:1037-1
Rating: low
References: #749963 #769610
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1

  • An update that has two recommended fixes can now be installed.

    Description:


    This collective update to microcode_ctl brings the
    following improvements:

    * Updates AMD CPU microcode, including the extra
    fam15h.bin file (bnc#749963)
    * Updates Intel CPU microcode to version 20120606
    (bnc#769610).

    Contraindications:

    None

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Recommended Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch slessp1-microcode_ctl-6540
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp1-microcode_ctl-6540
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1:
      zypper in -t patch slessp1-microcode_ctl-6540
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-microcode_ctl-6540
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp1-microcode_ctl-6540

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
    • microcode_ctl-1.17-102.44.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
    • microcode_ctl-1.17-102.44.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 (i586 x86_64):
    • microcode_ctl-1.17-102.44.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
    • microcode_ctl-1.17-102.44.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 (i586 x86_64):
    • microcode_ctl-1.17-102.44.1

    References:

  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/749963
  • https://bugzilla.novell.com/769610
  • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=d109e02deeae3d1cefae9034cda8c95a