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Solar Designer 166936bcbf Corrections on microcode_ctl for EL8
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Override package: microcode_ctl

EL9

  • Version 4:20231114-1.el9_2.security
  • Based on 4:20230808-2.el9

This is our custom revision of a post-9.2 EL9 package. We use Intel's latest released microcode.

EL8

  • Version 4:20230808-2.20231009.1.el8.security
  • Based on 4:20230808-2.20231009.1.el8

This is a rebuild of the 8.9 package as-is to make it available for 8.8. It uses Intel's fixed microcode revision that was provided to distros privately in preparation for the coordinated disclosure.

Changes summary

For EL9:

  • Update Intel CPU microcode to fix CVE-2023-23583, temporarily dropping most documentation patches

Change log

For EL9:

* Tue Nov 14 2023 Solar Designer <solar@openwall.com> - 4:20231114-1
- Update Intel CPU microcode to microcode-20231114 (fixes CVE-2023-23583),
  temporarily dropping most documentation patches