SUSE-RU-2018:0949-1: moderate: Recommended update for microcode_ctl

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for microcode_ctl
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2018:0949-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1086511 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3
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   An update that has one recommended fix can now be installed.

Description:

   This update for microcode_ctl fixes the following issues:

   The included microcode.dat file contained extra content due to a packaging
   bug, which lead to non-loading Intel CPU microcode. (bsc#1086511)


Patch Instructions:

   To install this SUSE Recommended Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
   like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:

      zypper in -t patch slessp4-microcode_ctl-13561=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS:

      zypper in -t patch slessp3-microcode_ctl-13561=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sleposp3-microcode_ctl-13561=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 x86_64):

      microcode_ctl-1.17-102.83.18.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP3-LTSS (i586 x86_64):

      microcode_ctl-1.17-102.83.18.2

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3 (i586):

      microcode_ctl-1.17-102.83.18.2


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1086511