SUSE-RU-2020:1703-1: moderate: Recommended update for ucode-intel

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   SUSE Recommended Update: Recommended update for ucode-intel
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-RU-2020:1703-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1172466 #1172856 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5
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   An update that has two recommended fixes can now be
   installed.

Description:

   This update for ucode-intel fixes the following issues:

   Updated Intel CPU Microcode to 20200616 official release (bsc#1172856)

   - revert 06-4e-03 Skylake U/Y, U23e ucode back to 000000d6 release
   - revert 06-5e-03 Skylake H/S ucode back to 000000d6 release, as both
     cause stability issues.  (bsc#1172856)

   Updated Intel CPU Microcode to 20200609 official release (bsc#1172466)

   - no changes to 20200602 prerelease


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 12-SP5:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2020-1703=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (x86_64):

      ucode-intel-20200616-3.17.1
      ucode-intel-debuginfo-20200616-3.17.1
      ucode-intel-debugsource-20200616-3.17.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1172466
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1172856