Recommended update for microcode_ctl

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for microcode_ctl
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2012:1513-1
Rating: low
References: #784917
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2

  • An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed.

    Description:


    This update provides AMD's CPU microcode version 2012-09-10.

    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 for VMware:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-microcode_ctl-6985
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-microcode_ctl-6985
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware LTSS:
      zypper in -t patch slessp1-microcode_ctl-6986
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS:
      zypper in -t patch slessp1-microcode_ctl-6986
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-microcode_ctl-6985

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

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware (i586 x86_64):
    • microcode_ctl-1.17-102.48.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
    • microcode_ctl-1.17-102.48.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 for VMware LTSS (i586 x86_64):
    • microcode_ctl-1.17-102.48.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS (i586 x86_64):
    • microcode_ctl-1.17-102.48.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
    • microcode_ctl-1.17-102.48.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/784917
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=2c60034c5d31a0dcf79aac2a42aa3e59
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=32a5ff93192afdc37bcb798c9abe58a6