ELEA-2023-7283

ELEA-2023-7283 - microcode_ctl bug fix and enhancement update

Type:	ENHANCEMENT
Severity:	NA
Release Date:	2023-12-22

Description

[2:2.1-73.20.0.1]
- don't bother calling dracut if virtualized [Orabug: 35702409]
- also rebuild initramfs for kernel-ueknano [Orabug: 35698043]
- ensure UEK also rebuilds initramfs [Orabug: 34280052]
- 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

[2:2.1-73.20]
- Update Intel CPU microcode to microcode-20231009 release, addresses
CVE-2023-23583 (RHEL-3920):
- Update of 06-8c-01/0x80 (TGL-UP3/UP4 B1) microcode (in
intel-06-8c-01/intel-ucode/06-8c-01) from revision 0xac up to 0xb4;
- Update of 06-6a-06/0x87 (ICX-SP D0) microcode from revision 0xd0003a5
up to 0xd0003b9;
- Update of 06-6c-01/0x10 (ICL-D B0) microcode from revision 0x1000230
up to 0x1000268;
- Update of 06-7e-05/0x80 (ICL-U/Y D1) microcode from revision 0xbc
up to 0xc2;
- Update of 06-8c-02/0xc2 (TGL-R C0) microcode from revision 0x2c up
to 0x34;
- Update of 06-8d-01/0xc2 (TGL-H R0) microcode from revision 0x46 up
to 0x4e;
- Update of 06-8f-04/0x10 microcode from revision 0x2c000271 up to
0x2c000290;
- Update of 06-8f-04/0x87 (SPR-SP E0/S1) microcode from revision
0x2b0004b1 up to 0x2b0004d0;
- Update of 06-8f-05/0x10 (SPR-HBM B1) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-8f-04) from revision 0x2c000271 up to 0x2c000290;
- Update of 06-8f-05/0x87 (SPR-SP E2) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-8f-04) from revision 0x2b0004b1 up to 0x2b0004d0;
- Update of 06-8f-06/0x10 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-04) from
revision 0x2c000271 up to 0x2c000290;
- Update of 06-8f-06/0x87 (SPR-SP E3) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-8f-04) from revision 0x2b0004b1 up to 0x2b0004d0;
- Update of 06-8f-07/0x87 (SPR-SP E4/S2) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-8f-04) from revision 0x2b0004b1 up to 0x2b0004d0;
- Update of 06-8f-08/0x10 (SPR-HBM B3) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-8f-04) from revision 0x2c000271 up to 0x2c000290;
- Update of 06-8f-08/0x87 (SPR-SP E5/S3) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-8f-04) from revision 0x2b0004b1 up to 0x2b0004d0;
- Update of 06-8f-04/0x10 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-05) from
revision 0x2c000271 up to 0x2c000290;
- Update of 06-8f-04/0x87 (SPR-SP E0/S1) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-8f-05) from revision 0x2b0004b1 up to 0x2b0004d0;
- Update of 06-8f-05/0x10 (SPR-HBM B1) microcode from revision
0x2c000271 up to 0x2c000290;
- Update of 06-8f-05/0x87 (SPR-SP E2) microcode from revision 0x2b0004b1
up to 0x2b0004d0;
- Update of 06-8f-06/0x10 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-05) from
revision 0x2c000271 up to 0x2c000290;
- Update of 06-8f-06/0x87 (SPR-SP E3) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-8f-05) from revision 0x2b0004b1 up to 0x2b0004d0;
- Update of 06-8f-07/0x87 (SPR-SP E4/S2) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-8f-05) from revision 0x2b0004b1 up to 0x2b0004d0;
- Update of 06-8f-08/0x10 (SPR-HBM B3) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-8f-05) from revision 0x2c000271 up to 0x2c000290;
- Update of 06-8f-08/0x87 (SPR-SP E5/S3) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-8f-05) from revision 0x2b0004b1 up to 0x2b0004d0;
- Update of 06-8f-04/0x10 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-06) from
revision 0x2c000271 up to 0x2c000290;
- Update of 06-8f-04/0x87 (SPR-SP E0/S1) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-8f-06) from revision 0x2b0004b1 up to 0x2b0004d0;
- Update of 06-8f-05/0x10 (SPR-HBM B1) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-8f-06) from revision 0x2c000271 up to 0x2c000290;
- Update of 06-8f-05/0x87 (SPR-SP E2) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-8f-06) from revision 0x2b0004b1 up to 0x2b0004d0;
- Update of 06-8f-06/0x10 microcode from revision 0x2c000271 up to
0x2c000290;
- Update of 06-8f-06/0x87 (SPR-SP E3) microcode from revision 0x2b0004b1
up to 0x2b0004d0;
- Update of 06-8f-07/0x87 (SPR-SP E4/S2) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-8f-06) from revision 0x2b0004b1 up to 0x2b0004d0;
- Update of 06-8f-08/0x10 (SPR-HBM B3) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-8f-06) from revision 0x2c000271 up to 0x2c000290;
- Update of 06-8f-08/0x87 (SPR-SP E5/S3) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-8f-06) from revision 0x2b0004b1 up to 0x2b0004d0;
- Update of 06-8f-04/0x87 (SPR-SP E0/S1) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-8f-07) from revision 0x2b0004b1 up to 0x2b0004d0;
- Update of 06-8f-05/0x87 (SPR-SP E2) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-8f-07) from revision 0x2b0004b1 up to 0x2b0004d0;
- Update of 06-8f-06/0x87 (SPR-SP E3) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-8f-07) from revision 0x2b0004b1 up to 0x2b0004d0;
- Update of 06-8f-07/0x87 (SPR-SP E4/S2) microcode from revision
0x2b0004b1 up to 0x2b0004d0;
- Update of 06-8f-08/0x87 (SPR-SP E5/S3) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-8f-07) from revision 0x2b0004b1 up to 0x2b0004d0;
- Update of 06-8f-04/0x10 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from
revision 0x2c000271 up to 0x2c000290;
- Update of 06-8f-04/0x87 (SPR-SP E0/S1) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2b0004b1 up to 0x2b0004d0;
- Update of 06-8f-05/0x10 (SPR-HBM B1) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2c000271 up to 0x2c000290;
- Update of 06-8f-05/0x87 (SPR-SP E2) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2b0004b1 up to 0x2b0004d0;
- Update of 06-8f-06/0x10 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from
revision 0x2c000271 up to 0x2c000290;
- Update of 06-8f-06/0x87 (SPR-SP E3) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2b0004b1 up to 0x2b0004d0;
- Update of 06-8f-07/0x87 (SPR-SP E4/S2) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2b0004b1 up to 0x2b0004d0;
- Update of 06-8f-08/0x10 (SPR-HBM B3) microcode from revision
0x2c000271 up to 0x2c000290;
- Update of 06-8f-08/0x87 (SPR-SP E5/S3) microcode from revision
0x2b0004b1 up to 0x2b0004d0;
- Update of 06-97-02/0x07 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode from revision
0x2e up to 0x32;
- Update of 06-97-05/0x07 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-97-02) from revision 0x2e up to 0x32;
- Update of 06-bf-02/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02)
from revision 0x2e up to 0x32;
- Update of 06-bf-05/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02)
from revision 0x2e up to 0x32;
- Update of 06-97-02/0x07 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-97-05) from revision 0x2e up to 0x32;
- Update of 06-97-05/0x07 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode from revision 0x2e
up to 0x32;
- Update of 06-bf-02/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05)
from revision 0x2e up to 0x32;
- Update of 06-bf-05/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05)
from revision 0x2e up to 0x32;
- Update of 06-9a-03/0x80 (ADL-P 6+8/U 9W L0/R0) microcode from revision
0x42c up to 0x430;
- Update of 06-9a-04/0x80 (ADL-P 2+8 R0) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-9a-03) from revision 0x42c up to 0x430;
- Update of 06-9a-03/0x80 (ADL-P 6+8/U 9W L0/R0) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-9a-04) from revision 0x42c up to 0x430;
- Update of 06-9a-04/0x80 (ADL-P 2+8 R0) microcode from revision 0x42c
up to 0x430;
- Update of 06-9a-04/0x40 (AZB A0) microcode from revision 0x4 up
to 0x5;
- Update of 06-a7-01/0x02 (RKL-S B0) microcode from revision 0x59 up
to 0x5d;
- Update of 06-b7-01/0x32 (RPL-S B0) microcode from revision 0x119 up
to 0x11d;
- Update of 06-ba-02/0xe0 (RPL-H 6+8/P 6+8 J0) microcode from revision
0x4119 up to 0x411c;
- Update of 06-ba-03/0xe0 (RPL-U 2+8 Q0) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-ba-02) from revision 0x4119 up to 0x411c;
- Update of 06-ba-02/0xe0 (RPL-H 6+8/P 6+8 J0) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-ba-03) from revision 0x4119 up to 0x411c;
- Update of 06-ba-03/0xe0 (RPL-U 2+8 Q0) microcode from revision 0x4119
up to 0x411c;
- Update of 06-be-00/0x11 (ADL-N A0) microcode from revision 0x11 up
to 0x12;
- Update of 06-97-02/0x07 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-bf-02) from revision 0x2e up to 0x32;
- Update of 06-97-05/0x07 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-bf-02) from revision 0x2e up to 0x32;
- Update of 06-bf-02/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode from revision 0x2e up
to 0x32;
- Update of 06-bf-05/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-02)
from revision 0x2e up to 0x32;
- Update of 06-97-02/0x07 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-bf-05) from revision 0x2e up to 0x32;
- Update of 06-97-05/0x07 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode (in
intel-ucode/06-bf-05) from revision 0x2e up to 0x32;
- Update of 06-bf-02/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-05)
from revision 0x2e up to 0x32;
- Update of 06-bf-05/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode from revision 0x2e up
to 0x32.

Updated Packages

Release/Architecture	Filename	MD5sum	Superseded By Advisory	Channel Label
Oracle Linux 7 (x86_64)	microcode_ctl-2.1-73.20.0.1.el7_9.src.rpm	15080ee8e717174e8fab10a43adc5349	-	ol7_x86_64_latest
	microcode_ctl-2.1-73.20.0.1.el7_9.src.rpm	15080ee8e717174e8fab10a43adc5349	-	ol7_x86_64_optional_latest
	microcode_ctl-2.1-73.20.0.1.el7_9.src.rpm	15080ee8e717174e8fab10a43adc5349	-	ol7_x86_64_u9_patch
	microcode_ctl-2.1-73.20.0.1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm	bf851c82e9d090c5d88f22649aff0321	-	ol7_x86_64_latest
	microcode_ctl-2.1-73.20.0.1.el7_9.x86_64.rpm	bf851c82e9d090c5d88f22649aff0321	-	ol7_x86_64_u9_patch

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