SUSE-RU-2021:14635-1: important: 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-2021:14635-1
Rating:             important
References:         #1179224 #1182347 
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4-LTSS
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3
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   An update that has two recommended fixes can now be
   installed.

Description:

   This update for microcode_ctl fixes the following issues:

   Updated Intel CPU Microcode to 20210216 official release. (bsc#1182347
   bsc#1179224)

   - | Processor      | Stepping | F-M-S/PI    | Old Ver  | New Ver  |
     Products
   -
   |:---------------|:---------|:------------|:---------|:---------|:---------

   - | SKX-SP         | H0/M0/U0 | 06-55-04/b7 | 02006a08 | 02006a0a | Xeon
     Scalable
   - | SKX-D          | M1       | 06-55-04/b7 | 02006a08 | 02006a0a | Xeon
     D-21xx
   - | CLX-SP         | B0       | 06-55-06/bf | 04003003 | 04003006 | Xeon
     Scalable Gen2
   - | CLX-SP         | B1       | 06-55-07/bf | 05003003 | 05003006 | Xeon
     Scalable Gen2


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-LTSS:

      zypper in -t patch slessp4-microcode_ctl-14635=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11-SP3:

      zypper in -t patch sleposp3-microcode_ctl-14635=1



Package List:

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

      microcode_ctl-1.17-102.83.68.1

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

      microcode_ctl-1.17-102.83.68.1


References:

   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1179224
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1182347