A microcode_ctl security update has been released for Oracle Linux 7
Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2019-4867
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2019-4867.html
The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 7 have been uploaded to the
Unbreakable Linux Network:
x86_64:
microcode_ctl-2.1-53.3.0.4.el7_7.x86_64.rpm
SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/ol7/SRPMS-updates/microcode_ctl-2.1-53.3.0.4.el7_7.src.rpm
Description of changes:
[2:2.1-53.3.0.4]
- set early_microcode="no" in virtualized guests to avoid early load
bugs [Orabug: 30618736]
[2:2.1-53.3.0.1]
- do not late load prior to 3.10.0
- ensure late loading fixes are present on 4.1.12-* and 4.14.35-*
- enable early loading on 06-4f-01
- update 06-55-04 to 0x2000065
- update 06-55-07 to 0x500002c