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

El-errata: ELBA-2022-7339 Oracle Linux 7 microcode_ctl bug fix and enhancement update

Oracle Linux Bug Fix Advisory ELBA-2022-7339

  http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELBA-2022-7339.html

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

x86_64:
microcode_ctl-2.1-73.15.0.1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm

SRPMS:
  http://oss.oracle.com/ol7/SRPMS-updates/microcode_ctl-2.1-73.15.0.1.el7_9.src.rpm


Description of changes:

[2:2.1-73.15.0.1]
- 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

[2:2.1-73.15]
- Update Intel CPU microcode to microcode-20220510 release, addresses
CVE-2022-21233 (#2119080):
- 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 0x2006d05 up
to 0x2006e05;
- Update of 06-55-03/0x97 (SKX-SP B1) microcode from revision 0x100015d
up to 0x100015e;
- Update of 06-6a-06/0x87 (ICX-SP D0) microcode from revision 0xd000363
up to 0xd000375;
- Update of 06-7a-01/0x01 (GLK B0) microcode from revision 0x3a up
to 0x3c;
- Update of 06-7a-08/0x01 (GLK-R R0) microcode from revision 0x1e up
to 0x20;
- Update of 06-7e-05/0x80 (ICL-U/Y D1) microcode from revision 0xb0
up to 0xb2;
- Update of 06-8c-02/0xc2 (TGL-R C0) microcode from revision 0x26 up
to 0x28;
- Update of 06-8d-01/0xc2 (TGL-H R0) microcode from revision 0x3e up
to 0x40;
- Update of 06-97-02/0x03 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode from revision
0x1f up to 0x22;
- Update of 06-97-05/0x03 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-97-02) from revision 0x1f up to 0x22;
- Update of 06-bf-02/0x03 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02)
from revision 0x1f up to 0x22;
- Update of 06-bf-05/0x03 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02)
from revision 0x1f up to 0x22;
- Update of 06-97-02/0x03 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-97-05) from revision 0x1f up to 0x22;
- Update of 06-97-05/0x03 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode from revision 0x1f
up to 0x22;
- Update of 06-bf-02/0x03 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05)
from revision 0x1f up to 0x22;
- Update of 06-bf-05/0x03 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05)
from revision 0x1f up to 0x22;
- Update of 06-9a-03/0x80 (ADL-P 6+8/U 9W L0/R0) microcode from revision
0x41c up to 0x421;
- Update of 06-9a-04/0x80 (ADL-P 2+8 R0) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-9a-03) from revision 0x41c up to 0x421;
- Update of 06-9a-03/0x80 (ADL-P 6+8/U 9W L0/R0) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-9a-04) from revision 0x41c up to 0x421;
- Update of 06-9a-04/0x80 (ADL-P 2+8 R0) microcode from revision 0x41c
up to 0x421;
- Update of 06-a7-01/0x02 (RKL-S B0) microcode from revision 0x53 up
to 0x54;
- Update of 06-97-02/0x03 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-bf-02) from revision 0x1f up to 0x22;
- Update of 06-97-05/0x03 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-bf-02) from revision 0x1f up to 0x22;
- Update of 06-bf-02/0x03 (ADL C0) microcode from revision 0x1f up
to 0x22;
- Update of 06-bf-05/0x03 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-02)
from revision 0x1f up to 0x22;
- Update of 06-97-02/0x03 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-bf-05) from revision 0x1f up to 0x22;
- Update of 06-97-05/0x03 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-bf-05) from revision 0x1f up to 0x22;
- Update of 06-bf-02/0x03 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-05)
from revision 0x1f up to 0x22;
- Update of 06-bf-05/0x03 (ADL C0) microcode from revision 0x1f up
to 0x22.

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