A microcode_ctl bug fix and enhancement update has been released for Oracle Linux 7.

El-errata: ELBA-2022-5996 Oracle Linux 7 microcode_ctl bug fix and enhancement update

Oracle Linux Bug Fix Advisory ELBA-2022-5996

  http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELBA-2022-5996.html

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 7 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

x86_64:
microcode_ctl-2.1-73.14.0.1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm

SRPMS:
  http://oss.oracle.com/ol7/SRPMS-updates/microcode_ctl-2.1-73.14.0.1.el7_9.src.rpm


Description of changes:

[2:2.1-73.14.0.5]
- ensure UEK also rebuilds initramfs [Orabug: 34280052]
- update 06-6a-04 to 0xb000280
- update 06-6a-06 to 0xd000375
- for Intel, do not trigger load if on-disk microcode is not an update [Orabug: 30634727]
- set early_microcode="no" in virtualized guests to avoid early load bugs [Orabug: 30618736]
- ensure late loading fixes are present on 4.1.12-* and 4.14.35-*
- enable early and late load for 5.4.17-*
- enable early loading for 06-4f-01 caveat
- remove no longer appropriate caveats for 06-2d-07 and 06-55-04

[2:2.1-73.14]
- Update Intel CPU microcode to microcode-20220510 release, addresses
CVE-2022-0005, CVE-2022-21131, CVE-2022-21136, CVE-2022-21151 (#2090246,
- Addition of 06-97-02/0x03 (ADL-HX C0) microcode at revision 0x1f;
- Addition of 06-97-05/0x03 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-97-02) at revision 0x1f;
- Addition of 06-bf-02/0x03 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02)
at revision 0x1f;
- Addition of 06-bf-05/0x03 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02)
at revision 0x1f;
- Addition of 06-97-02/0x03 (ADL-HX C0) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-97-05) at revision 0x1f;
- Addition of 06-97-05/0x03 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode at revision 0x1f;
- Addition of 06-bf-02/0x03 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05)
at revision 0x1f;
- Addition of 06-bf-05/0x03 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05)
at revision 0x1f;
- Addition of 06-9a-03/0x80 (ADL-P 6+8/U 9W L0/R0) microcode at
revision 0x41c;
- Addition of 06-9a-04/0x80 (ADL-P 2+8 R0) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-9a-03) at revision 0x41c;
- Addition of 06-9a-03/0x80 (ADL-P 6+8/U 9W L0/R0) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-9a-04) at revision 0x41c;
- Addition of 06-9a-04/0x80 (ADL-P 2+8 R0) microcode at revision 0x41c;
- Addition of 06-97-02/0x03 (ADL-HX C0) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-bf-02) at revision 0x1f;
- Addition of 06-97-05/0x03 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-bf-02) at revision 0x1f;
- Addition of 06-bf-02/0x03 (ADL C0) microcode at revision 0x1f;
- Addition of 06-bf-05/0x03 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-02)
at revision 0x1f;
- Addition of 06-97-02/0x03 (ADL-HX C0) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-bf-05) at revision 0x1f;
- Addition of 06-97-05/0x03 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-bf-05) at revision 0x1f;
- Addition of 06-bf-02/0x03 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-05)
at revision 0x1f;
- Addition of 06-bf-05/0x03 (ADL C0) microcode at revision 0x1f;
- Update of 06-4e-03/0xc0 (SKL-U/U 2+3e/Y D0/K1) microcode (in
intel-06-4e-03/intel-ucode/06-4e-03) from revision 0xec up to 0xf0;
- Update of 06-55-04/0xb7 (SKX-D/SP/W/X H0/M0/M1/U0) microcode (in
intel-06-55-04/intel-ucode/06-55-04) from revision 0x2006c0a up
to 0x2006d05;
- Update of 06-5e-03/0x36 (SKL-H/S/Xeon E3 N0/R0/S0) microcode (in
intel-06-5e-03/intel-ucode/06-5e-03) from revision 0xec up to 0xf0;
- Update of 06-8c-01/0x80 (TGL-UP3/UP4 B1) microcode (in
intel-06-8c-01/intel-ucode/06-8c-01) from revision 0x9a up to 0xa4;
- Update of 06-8e-09/0x10 (AML-Y 2+2 H0) microcode (in
intel-06-8e-9e-0x-dell/intel-ucode/06-8e-09) from revision 0xec up
to 0xf0;
- Update of 06-8e-09/0xc0 (KBL-U/U 2+3e/Y H0/J1) microcode (in
intel-06-8e-9e-0x-dell/intel-ucode/06-8e-09) from revision 0xec up
to 0xf0;
- Update of 06-8e-0a/0xc0 (CFL-U 4+3e D0, KBL-R Y0) microcode (in
intel-06-8e-9e-0x-dell/intel-ucode/06-8e-0a) from revision 0xec up
to 0xf0;
- Update of 06-8e-0b/0xd0 (WHL-U W0) microcode (in
intel-06-8e-9e-0x-dell/intel-ucode/06-8e-0b) from revision 0xec up
to 0xf0;
- Update of 06-8e-0c/0x94 (AML-Y 4+2 V0, CML-U 4+2 V0, WHL-U V0)
microcode (in intel-06-8e-9e-0x-dell/intel-ucode/06-8e-0c) from
revision 0xec up to 0xf0;
- Update of 06-9e-09/0x2a (KBL-G/H/S/X/Xeon E3 B0) microcode (in
intel-06-8e-9e-0x-dell/intel-ucode/06-9e-09) from revision 0xec up
to 0xf0;
- Update of 06-9e-0a/0x22 (CFL-H/S/Xeon E U0) microcode (in
intel-06-8e-9e-0x-dell/intel-ucode/06-9e-0a) from revision 0xec up
to 0xf0;
- Update of 06-9e-0b/0x02 (CFL-E/H/S B0) microcode (in
intel-06-8e-9e-0x-dell/intel-ucode/06-9e-0b) from revision 0xec up
to 0xf0;
- Update of 06-9e-0c/0x22 (CFL-H/S/Xeon E P0) microcode (in
intel-06-8e-9e-0x-dell/intel-ucode/06-9e-0c) from revision 0xec up
to 0xf0;
- Update of 06-9e-0d/0x22 (CFL-H/S/Xeon E R0) microcode (in
intel-06-8e-9e-0x-dell/intel-ucode/06-9e-0d) from revision 0xec up
to 0xf0;
- Update of 06-37-09/0x0f (VLV D0) microcode from revision 0x90c up
to 0x90d;
- Update of 06-55-03/0x97 (SKX-SP B1) microcode from revision 0x100015c
up to 0x100015d;
- Update of 06-55-06/0xbf (CLX-SP B0) microcode from revision 0x400320a
up to 0x4003302;
- Update of 06-55-07/0xbf (CLX-SP/W/X B1/L1) microcode from revision
0x500320a up to 0x5003302;
- Update of 06-55-0b/0xbf (CPX-SP A1) microcode from revision 0x7002402
up to 0x7002501;
- Update of 06-5c-09/0x03 (APL D0) microcode from revision 0x46 up
to 0x48;
- Update of 06-5c-0a/0x03 (APL B1/F1) microcode from revision 0x24 up
to 0x28;
- Update of 06-5f-01/0x01 (DNV B0) microcode from revision 0x36 up
to 0x38;
- Update of 06-6a-06/0x87 (ICX-SP D0) microcode from revision 0xd000331
up to 0xd000363;
- Update of 06-7a-01/0x01 (GLK B0) microcode from revision 0x38 up
to 0x3a;
- Update of 06-7a-08/0x01 (GLK-R R0) microcode from revision 0x1c up
to 0x1e;
- Update of 06-7e-05/0x80 (ICL-U/Y D1) microcode from revision 0xa8
up to 0xb0;
- Update of 06-8a-01/0x10 (LKF B2/B3) microcode from revision 0x2d up
to 0x31;
- Update of 06-8c-02/0xc2 (TGL-R C0) microcode from revision 0x22 up
to 0x26;
- Update of 06-8d-01/0xc2 (TGL-H R0) microcode from revision 0x3c up
to 0x3e;
- Update of 06-96-01/0x01 (EHL B1) microcode from revision 0x15 up
to 0x16;
- Update of 06-9c-00/0x01 (JSL A0/A1) microcode from revision 0x2400001f
up to 0x24000023;
- Update of 06-a5-02/0x20 (CML-H R1) microcode from revision 0xec up
to 0xf0;
- Update of 06-a5-03/0x22 (CML-S 6+2 G1) microcode from revision 0xec
up to 0xf0;
- Update of 06-a5-05/0x22 (CML-S 10+2 Q0) microcode from revision 0xee
up to 0xf0;
- Update of 06-a6-00/0x80 (CML-U 6+2 A0) microcode from revision 0xea
up to 0xf0;
- Update of 06-a6-01/0x80 (CML-U 6+2 v2 K1) microcode from revision
0xec up to 0xf0;
- Update of 06-a7-01/0x02 (RKL-S B0) microcode from revision 0x50 up
to 0x53.

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