[SECURITY] Fedora 27 Update: microcode_ctl-2.1-20.fc27
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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2018-7e17849364
2018-01-10 20:51:03.122786
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Name : microcode_ctl
Product : Fedora 27
Version : 2.1
Release : 20.fc27
URL : https://pagure.io/microcode_ctl
Summary : Tool to transform and deploy CPU microcode update for x86
Description :
The microcode_ctl utility is a companion to the microcode driver written
by Tigran Aivazian <tigran(a)aivazian.fsnet.co.uk>.
The microcode update is volatile and needs to be uploaded on each system
boot i.e. it doesn't reflash your cpu permanently, reboot and it reverts
back to the old microcode.
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Update Information:
Update to upstream 2.1-15. 20180108. Includes fix for Spectre.
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This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use
su -c 'dnf upgrade microcode_ctl' at the command line.
For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at
http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label
All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the
GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at
https://fedoraproject.org/keys
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