{"update": {"autokarma": true, "autotime": false, "stable_karma": 3, "stable_days": 0, "unstable_karma": -3, "require_bugs": true, "require_testcases": true, "display_name": "", "notes": "Update to upstream 2.1-15. 20180108. Includes fix for Spectre.", "type": "security", "status": "stable", "request": null, "severity": "unspecified", "suggest": "unspecified", "locked": false, "pushed": true, "critpath": false, "critpath_groups": null, "close_bugs": true, "date_submitted": "2018-01-09 17:55:05", "date_modified": null, "date_approved": null, "date_testing": "2018-01-10 15:14:11", "date_stable": "2018-01-16 14:14:36", "alias": "FEDORA-2018-6b319763ab", "test_gating_status": null, "from_tag": null, "date_pushed": "2018-01-16 14:14:36", "meets_testing_requirements": false, "url": "https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-6b319763ab", "title": "microcode_ctl-2.1-20.fc26", "version_hash": "a1bb516b43f4c09dad5b54f25bb7838528ee0153", "release": {"name": "F26", "long_name": "Fedora 26", "version": "26", "id_prefix": "FEDORA", "branch": "f26", "dist_tag": "f26", "stable_tag": "f26-updates", "testing_tag": "f26-updates-testing", "candidate_tag": "f26-updates-candidate", "pending_signing_tag": "f26-signing-pending", "pending_testing_tag": "f26-updates-testing-pending", "pending_stable_tag": "f26-updates-pending", "override_tag": "f26-override", "mail_template": "fedora_errata_template", "state": "archived", "composed_by_bodhi": true, "create_automatic_updates": null, "package_manager": "dnf", "testing_repository": "updates-testing", "released_on": null, "eol": null, "critpath_mandatory_days_in_testing": 14, "mandatory_days_in_testing": 7, "critpath_min_karma": 2, "min_karma": 1, "setting_status": null}, "user": {"name": "aarapov", "email": "aarapov@redhat.com", "id": 1334, "avatar": "https://seccdn.libravatar.org/avatar/04345f81654d3fba4ae3f0126aa97edf41d2bebe95998758ff965e0da54e450c?s=24&d=retro", "openid": "aarapov.id.fedoraproject.org", "groups": [{"name": "packager"}]}, "comments": [{"karma": 0, "karma_critpath": 0, "text": "This update has been submitted for testing by aarapov. ", "timestamp": "2018-01-09 17:55:05", "update_id": 105478, "user_id": 91, "id": 717414, "bug_feedback": [], "testcase_feedback": [], "user": {"name": "bodhi", "email": null, "id": 91, "avatar": "https://apps.fedoraproject.org/img/icons/bodhi-24.png", "openid": "bodhi.id.fedoraproject.org", "groups": []}}, {"karma": 0, "karma_critpath": 0, "text": "works on various systems here:\n\nmicrocode updated early to revision 0x23, date = 2017-11-20 previous was 0x22 from January", "timestamp": "2018-01-09 19:33:54", "update_id": 105478, "user_id": 910, "id": 717486, "bug_feedback": [], "testcase_feedback": [{"karma": 0, "comment_id": 717486, "testcase_id": 388, "testcase": {"name": "QA:Testcase microcode update", "id": 388}}], "user": {"name": "jforbes", "email": "jmforbes@linuxtx.org", "id": 910, "avatar": "https://seccdn.libravatar.org/avatar/990e07ab7ae55344c4f523d92761ea4bf4ff6a19724332f849410ba2d08f381c?s=24&d=retro", "openid": "jforbes.id.fedoraproject.org", "groups": [{"name": "proventesters"}, {"name": "provenpackager"}, {"name": "packager"}, {"name": "fedorabugs"}, {"name": "ipausers"}, {"name": "gitkernel-tests"}, {"name": "hosted-content"}, {"name": "signed_fpca"}, {"name": "fedora-contributor"}, {"name": "gitqemu-kvm-fedora"}, {"name": "sysadmin-kernel"}, {"name": "cla_redhat"}, {"name": "security-team"}, {"name": "kernel-maintainer"}]}}, {"karma": 1, "karma_critpath": 0, "text": "", "timestamp": "2018-01-09 19:34:08", "update_id": 105478, "user_id": 910, "id": 717487, "bug_feedback": [], "testcase_feedback": [{"karma": 1, "comment_id": 717487, "testcase_id": 388, "testcase": {"name": "QA:Testcase microcode update", "id": 388}}], "user": {"name": "jforbes", "email": "jmforbes@linuxtx.org", "id": 910, "avatar": "https://seccdn.libravatar.org/avatar/990e07ab7ae55344c4f523d92761ea4bf4ff6a19724332f849410ba2d08f381c?s=24&d=retro", "openid": "jforbes.id.fedoraproject.org", "groups": [{"name": "proventesters"}, {"name": "provenpackager"}, {"name": "packager"}, {"name": "fedorabugs"}, {"name": "ipausers"}, {"name": "gitkernel-tests"}, {"name": "hosted-content"}, {"name": "signed_fpca"}, {"name": "fedora-contributor"}, {"name": "gitqemu-kvm-fedora"}, {"name": "sysadmin-kernel"}, {"name": "cla_redhat"}, {"name": "security-team"}, {"name": "kernel-maintainer"}]}}, {"karma": 0, "karma_critpath": 0, "text": "I have a question:\n\nDoes this microcode update negate the need for a firmware update? And if so, why do Windows machines require firmware updates if a microcode update would suffice?\n\nThank you.", "timestamp": "2018-01-09 19:37:56", "update_id": 105478, "user_id": 729, "id": 717491, "bug_feedback": [], "testcase_feedback": [{"karma": 0, "comment_id": 717491, "testcase_id": 388, "testcase": {"name": "QA:Testcase microcode update", "id": 388}}], "user": {"name": "devhen", "email": "devin@six19.com", "id": 729, "avatar": "https://seccdn.libravatar.org/avatar/852dfa07e93e9c4ff41cfd21ddbf5ccb2e5ca3e23926a5e4ba247852c4e9946a?s=24&d=retro", "openid": "devhen.id.fedoraproject.org", "groups": [{"name": ""}]}}, {"karma": 0, "karma_critpath": 0, "text": "So yes, and no. This is pushing the same microcode that a firmware update would. Obviously firmware can load the microcode earlier, so that is a better solution. \nAs for Windows, I have no idea how they handle microcode loads, certainly they are capable of something similar, but this microcode was literally released about 30 minutes before the package hit koji. I got a heads up from Intel and passed it along. The date is 11-20, so it has probably been available for hardware vendors to do QA and push firmware updates for a while now.   Certainly Fedora users would have gotten it sooner if a firmware update was available from their vendor.", "timestamp": "2018-01-09 19:49:08", "update_id": 105478, "user_id": 910, "id": 717502, "bug_feedback": [], "testcase_feedback": [{"karma": 0, "comment_id": 717502, "testcase_id": 388, "testcase": {"name": "QA:Testcase microcode update", "id": 388}}], "user": {"name": "jforbes", "email": "jmforbes@linuxtx.org", "id": 910, "avatar": "https://seccdn.libravatar.org/avatar/990e07ab7ae55344c4f523d92761ea4bf4ff6a19724332f849410ba2d08f381c?s=24&d=retro", "openid": "jforbes.id.fedoraproject.org", "groups": [{"name": "proventesters"}, {"name": "provenpackager"}, {"name": "packager"}, {"name": "fedorabugs"}, {"name": "ipausers"}, {"name": "gitkernel-tests"}, {"name": "hosted-content"}, {"name": "signed_fpca"}, {"name": "fedora-contributor"}, {"name": "gitqemu-kvm-fedora"}, {"name": "sysadmin-kernel"}, {"name": "cla_redhat"}, {"name": "security-team"}, {"name": "kernel-maintainer"}]}}, {"karma": 1, "karma_critpath": 0, "text": "works for me", "timestamp": "2018-01-09 21:42:35", "update_id": 105478, "user_id": 182, "id": 717523, "bug_feedback": [], "testcase_feedback": [], "user": {"name": "hreindl", "email": "h.reindl@thelounge.net", "id": 182, "avatar": "https://seccdn.libravatar.org/avatar/664e0d25c0404b7a153b4dbc5dc1f3d1be6a2e9fd91115fbb929fe16a55d21d7?s=24&d=retro", "openid": "hreindl.id.fedoraproject.org", "groups": []}}, {"karma": 0, "karma_critpath": 0, "text": "This update has been pushed to testing.", "timestamp": "2018-01-10 15:55:52", "update_id": 105478, "user_id": 91, "id": 717834, "bug_feedback": [], "testcase_feedback": [], "user": {"name": "bodhi", "email": null, "id": 91, "avatar": "https://apps.fedoraproject.org/img/icons/bodhi-24.png", "openid": "bodhi.id.fedoraproject.org", "groups": []}}, {"karma": 1, "karma_critpath": 0, "text": "Works, but as already noted by Intel, no new revision for 1st, 2nd and many 3rd gen Core i(X). Fine by me, no Intel anymore :-/", "timestamp": "2018-01-11 18:10:47", "update_id": 105478, "user_id": 2998, "id": 718240, "bug_feedback": [], "testcase_feedback": [{"karma": 1, "comment_id": 718240, "testcase_id": 388, "testcase": {"name": "QA:Testcase microcode update", "id": 388}}], "user": {"name": "samoht0", "email": "samoht0-bugzilla@yahoo.com", "id": 2998, "avatar": "https://seccdn.libravatar.org/avatar/4a429e081c6c9f7b9d9cd4a3f4037fc93517c13e17258f8549f2d2f85f0912e7?s=24&d=retro", "openid": "samoht0.id.fedoraproject.org", "groups": [{"name": "ipausers"}]}}, {"karma": 0, "karma_critpath": 0, "text": "This update has been submitted for batched by bodhi. 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