Recommended update for microcode_ctl

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2018:0141-1
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 one fix can now be installed.

Description:

This update for microcode_ctl fixes the following issues:

  • Reverted the Intel microcode back to the previous release as the 20180108 has reported instabilities. (bsc#1075719)

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-13425=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS 11-SP3
    zypper in -t patch slessp3-microcode_ctl-13425=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-microcode_ctl-13425=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-microcode_ctl-13425=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 (i586)
    • microcode_ctl-1.17-102.83.12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS 11-SP3 (x86_64 i586)
    • microcode_ctl-1.17-102.83.12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (x86_64 i586)
    • microcode_ctl-1.17-102.83.12.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (x86_64)
    • microcode_ctl-1.17-102.83.12.1

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