Recommended update for microcode_ctl

SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for microcode_ctl
Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2021:14635-1
Rating: important
References: #1179224 #1182347
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3

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

Description:

This update for microcode_ctl fixes the following issues:
Updated Intel CPU Microcode to 20210216 official release. (bsc#1182347 bsc#1179224)

  • | Processor | Stepping | F-M-S/PI | Old Ver | New Ver | Products -
|:---------------|:---------|:------------|:---------|:---------|:---------
  • | SKX-SP | H0/M0/U0 | 06-55-04/b7 | 02006a08 | 02006a0a | Xeon Scalable
  • | SKX-D | M1 | 06-55-04/b7 | 02006a08 | 02006a0a | Xeon D-21xx
  • | CLX-SP | B0 | 06-55-06/bf | 04003003 | 04003006 | Xeon Scalable Gen2
  • | CLX-SP | B1 | 06-55-07/bf | 05003003 | 05003006 | Xeon Scalable Gen2

    • 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-LTSS:
      zypper in -t patch slessp4-microcode_ctl-14635=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3:
      zypper in -t patch sleposp3-microcode_ctl-14635=1

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS (i586 x86_64):
      • microcode_ctl-1.17-102.83.68.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 (i586):
      • microcode_ctl-1.17-102.83.68.1

    References: