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The following updates has been released for Oracle Linux 7:

ELEA-2018-2397 Oracle Linux 7 microcode_ctl bug fix and enhancement update
ELSA-2018-2835 Moderate: Oracle Linux 7 firefox security update



ELEA-2018-2397 Oracle Linux 7 microcode_ctl bug fix and enhancement update

Oracle Linux Enhancement Advisory ELEA-2018-2397

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELEA-2018-2397.html

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 7 have been uploaded to the
Unbreakable Linux Network:

x86_64:
microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.0.1.el7_5.x86_64.rpm


SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/ol7/SRPMS-updates/microcode_ctl-2.1-29.16.0.1.el7_5.src.rpm



Description of changes:

[2:2.1-29.16.0.1]
- Remove upstream disclaimer file.
- Add UEK versions with Broadwell safeguard code to safe version list.

[2:2.1-29.16]
- Add 7.3.z kernel version to kernel_early configuration.

[2:2.1-29.15]
- Fix dracut module checks in Host-Only mode.

[2:2.1-29.14]
- Disable 06-4f-01 microcode in config (#1623630).

[2:2.1-29.12]
- Drop "hypervisor" /proc/cpuinfo flag check.
- Intel CPU microcode update to 20180807a.
- Add README.caveats documentation file.
- Add intel-microcode2ucode manual page.
- Add check for early microcode load, use it in microcode_ctl dracut module.
- Check that the currently running kernel is installed before
running dracut -f.

[2:2.1-29.11]
- Add an ability to disable "hypervisor" /proc/cpuinfo flag check.
- Intel CPU microcode update to 20180807.
- Resolves: #1614847.

[2:2.1-29.10]
- Provide %attr for the ghosted /lib/firmware.

[2:2.1-29.9]
- Remove model name blacklists from caveats configuration files.

[2.1-29.8]
- Add model name blacklist infrastructure.
- Store Intel ucode files in /usr/share/microcode_ctl; do not populate them
in a virtualised environment.
- Resolves: #1576334

[2.1-29.7]
- Add infrastructure for handling kernel-version-dependant microcode.
- Resolves: #1576334

[2.1-29.4]
- Intel CPU microcode update to 20180703.
- Resolves: #1573456

[2.1-29.3]
- Fix: Operation not permitted when installing microcode_ctl
- CVE-2018-3639 hw: cpu: speculative store bypass
- Resolves: #1573456

ELSA-2018-2835 Moderate: Oracle Linux 7 firefox security update

Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2018-2835

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2018-2835.html

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 7 have been uploaded to the
Unbreakable Linux Network:

x86_64:
firefox-60.2.1-1.0.1.el7_5.i686.rpm
firefox-60.2.1-1.0.1.el7_5.x86_64.rpm


SRPMS:
http://oss.oracle.com/ol7/SRPMS-updates/firefox-60.2.1-1.0.1.el7_5.src.rpm



Description of changes:

[60.2.1-1.0.1]
- Add firefox-oracle-default-prefs.js and remove the corresponding Red
Hat file

[60.2.1-1]
- Update to 60.2.1 ESR