A microcode_ctl security update has been released for Oracle Linux 6
Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2019-4868
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2019-4868.html
The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 6 have been uploaded to the
Unbreakable Linux Network:
i386:
microcode_ctl-1.17-33.19.0.4.el6_10.i686.rpm
x86_64:
microcode_ctl-1.17-33.19.0.4.el6_10.x86_64.rpm
SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/ol6/SRPMS-updates/microcode_ctl-1.17-33.19.0.4.el6_10.src.rpm
Description of changes:
[3:1.17-33.19.0.4]
- set early_microcode="no" in virtualized guests to avoid early load
bugs [Orabug: 30618737]
[3:1.17-33.19.0.1]
- merge Oracle changes for early load via dracut
- enable late load on install for UEK4 kernels marked safe (except BDW-79)
- update 06-55-04 to 0x2000065
- update 06-55-07 to 0x500002c