ELEA-2018-2397

ELEA-2018-2397 - microcode_ctl bug fix and enhancement update

Type:	ENHANCEMENT
Severity:	NA
Release Date:	2018-09-27

Description

[2:2.1-29.16.0.1]
- Remove upstream disclaimer file.
- Add UEK versions with Broadwell safeguard code to safe version list.

[2:2.1-29.16]
- Add 7.3.z kernel version to kernel_early configuration.

[2:2.1-29.15]
- Fix dracut module checks in Host-Only mode.

[2:2.1-29.14]
- Disable 06-4f-01 microcode in config (#1623630).

[2:2.1-29.12]
- Drop 'hypervisor' /proc/cpuinfo flag check.
- Intel CPU microcode update to 20180807a.
- Add README.caveats documentation file.
- Add intel-microcode2ucode manual page.
- Add check for early microcode load, use it in microcode_ctl dracut module.
- Check that the currently running kernel is installed before
running dracut -f.

[2:2.1-29.11]
- Add an ability to disable 'hypervisor' /proc/cpuinfo flag check.
- Intel CPU microcode update to 20180807.
- Resolves: #1614847.

[2:2.1-29.10]
- Provide %attr for the ghosted /lib/firmware.

[2:2.1-29.9]
- Remove model name blacklists from caveats configuration files.

[2.1-29.8]
- Add model name blacklist infrastructure.
- Store Intel ucode files in /usr/share/microcode_ctl; do not populate them
in a virtualised environment.
- Resolves: #1576334

[2.1-29.7]
- Add infrastructure for handling kernel-version-dependant microcode.
- Resolves: #1576334

[2.1-29.4]
- Intel CPU microcode update to 20180703.
- Resolves: #1573456

[2.1-29.3]
- Fix: Operation not permitted when installing microcode_ctl
- CVE-2018-3639 hw: cpu: speculative store bypass
- Resolves: #1573456

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