Recommended update for microcode_ctl

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for microcode_ctl
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2013:0399-1
Rating: low
References: #806259 #806270
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 for VMware
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2

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

    Description:


    This update provides Intel's CPU microcode version 20130222.

    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-7443
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch slessp2-microcode_ctl-7443
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2:
      zypper in -t patch sledsp2-microcode_ctl-7443

    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-1.17-102.55.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
    • microcode_ctl-1.17-102.55.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 (i586 x86_64):
    • microcode_ctl-1.17-102.55.1

    References:

    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/806259
    • https://bugzilla.novell.com/806270
    • http://download.suse.com/patch/finder/?keywords=a7547046407047b07335352e5aacffc7