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Fedora 42 microcode_ctl Critical CPU Update Vuln FEDORA-2026-85ee8cb2a2

fedora
Calendar Grey February 20, 2026
Dist Fedora Esm H88
Critical microcode updates for Fedora 42 improve CPU security and performance. Immediate installation recommended.
Update to upstream 2.1-51

Summary

The microcode_ctl utility is a companion to the microcode driver written

by Tigran Aivazian .

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.

Update Information:

Update to upstream 2.1-51. 20260210 Addition of 06-ae-01/0x97 (GNR-D B0/B1) microcode at revision 0x10002f3; Update of 06-6a-06/0x87 (ICX-SP D0) microcode from revision 0xd000410 up to 0xd000421; Update of 06-6c-01/0x10 (ICL-D B0) microcode from revision 0x10002e0 up to 0x10002f1; Update of 06-7e-05/0x80 (ICL-U/Y D1) microcode from revision 0xca up to 0xcc; Update of 06-8c-01/0x80 (TGL-UP3/UP4 B1) microcode from revision 0xbc up to 0xbe; Update of 06-8c-02/0xc2 (TGL-R C0) microcode from revision 0x3c up to 0x3e; Update of 06-8d-01/0xc2 (TGL-H R0) microcode from revision 0x56 up to 0x58; Update of 06-8f-04/0x87 (SPR-SP E0/S1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-07) from revision 0x2b000643 up to 0x2b000661; Update of 06-8f-05/0x87 (SPR-SP E2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-07) from revision 0x2b000643 up to 0x2b000661; Update of 06-8f-06/0x87 (SPR-SP E3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-07) from revision 0x2b000643 up to 0x2b000...

Change Log

* Wed Feb 18 2026 Eugene Syromiatnikov 2:2.1-70.1 - Update to upstream 2.1-51. 20260210 - Addition of 06-ae-01/0x97 (GNR-D B0/B1) microcode at revision 0x10002f3; - Update of 06-6a-06/0x87 (ICX-SP D0) microcode from revision 0xd000404 up to 0xd000421; - Update of 06-6c-01/0x10 (ICL-D B0) microcode from revision 0x10002d0 up to 0x10002f1; - Update of 06-7e-05/0x80 (ICL-U/Y D1) microcode from revision 0xca up to 0xcc; - Update of 06-8c-01/0x80 (TGL-UP3/UP4 B1) microcode from revision 0xbc up to 0xbe; - Update of 06-8c-02/0xc2 (TGL-R C0) microcode from revision 0x3c up to 0x3e; - Update of 06-8d-01/0xc2 (TGL-H R0) microcode from revision 0x56 up to 0x58; - Update of 06-8f-04/0x87 (SPR-SP E0/S1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-07) from revision 0x2b000639 up to 0x2b000661; - Update of 06-8f-05/0x87 (SPR-SP E2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-07) from revision 0x2b000639 up to 0x2b000661; - Update of 06-8f-06/0x87 (SPR-SP E3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-07) from revision 0x2b000639 up to 0x2b000661; - Update of 06-8f-07/0x87 (SPR-SP E4/S2) microcode from revision 0x2b000639 up to 0x2b000661; - Update of 06-8f-08/0x87 (SPR-SP E5/S3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-07) from revision 0x2b000639 up to 0x2b000661; - Update of 06-8f-04/0x10 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2c0003f7 up to 0x2c000421; - Update of 06-8f-04/0x87 (SPR-SP E0/S1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2b000639 up to 0x2b000661; - Update of 06-8f-05/0x10 (SPR-HBM B1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2c0003f7 up to 0x2c000421; - Update of 06-8f-05/0x87 (SPR-SP E2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2b000639 up to 0x2b000661; - Update of 06-8f-06/0x10 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2c0003f7 up to 0x2c000421; - Update of 06-8f-06/0x87 (SPR-SP E3) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2b000639 up to 0x2b000661; - Update of 06-8f-07/0x87 (SPR-SP E4/S2) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-8f-08) from revision 0x2b000639 up to 0x2b000661; - Update of 06-8f-08/0x10 (SPR-HBM B3) microcode from revision 0x2c0003f7 up to 0x2c000421; - Update of 06-8f-08/0x87 (SPR-SP E5/S3) microcode from revision 0x2b000639 up to 0x2b000661; - Update of 06-97-02/0x07 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e; - Update of 06-97-05/0x07 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e; - Update of 06-bf-02/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e; - Update of 06-bf-05/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e; - Update of 06-bf-06/0x07 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e; - Update of 06-bf-07/0x07 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-02) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e; - Update of 06-97-02/0x07 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e; - Update of 06-97-05/0x07 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e; - Update of 06-bf-02/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e; - Update of 06-bf-05/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e; - Update of 06-bf-06/0x07 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e; - Update of 06-bf-07/0x07 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-97-05) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e; - Update of 06-9a-03/0x80 (ADL-P 6+8/U 9W L0/R0) microcode from revision 0x437 up to 0x43b; - Update of 06-9a-04/0x80 (ADL-P 2+8 R0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-9a-03) from revision 0x437 up to 0x43b; - Update of 06-9a-03/0x80 (ADL-P 6+8/U 9W L0/R0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-9a-04) from revision 0x437 up to 0x43b; - Update of 06-9a-04/0x40 (AZB A0) microcode from revision 0xa up to 0xc; - Update of 06-9a-04/0x80 (ADL-P 2+8 R0) microcode from revision 0x437 up to 0x43b; - Update of 06-a7-01/0x02 (RKL-S B0) microcode from revision 0x64 up to 0x65; - Update of 06-aa-04/0xe6 (MTL-H/U C0) microcode from revision 0x24 up to 0x28; - Update of 06-ad-01/0x20 (GNR-AP/SP H0) microcode from revision 0xa0000d1 up to 0xa000133; - Update of 06-ad-01/0x95 (GNR-AP/SP B0) microcode from revision 0x10003a2 up to 0x1000405; - Update of 06-af-03/0x01 (SRF-SP C0) microcode from revision 0x3000341 up to 0x3000382; - Update of 06-b5-00/0x80 (ARL-U A1) microcode from revision 0xa up to 0xd; - Update of 06-b7-01/0x32 (RPL-S B0) microcode from revision 0x12f up to 0x133; - Update of 06-b7-04/0x32 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-b7-01) from revision 0x12f up to 0x133; - Update of 06-ba-02/0xe0 (RPL-H 6+8/P 6+8 J0) microcode from revision 0x4128 up to 0x6134; - Update of 06-ba-03/0xe0 (RPL-U 2+8 Q0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-ba-02) from revision 0x4128 up to 0x6134; - Update of 06-ba-08/0xe0 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-ba-02) from revision 0x4128 up to 0x6134; - Update of 06-ba-02/0xe0 (RPL-H 6+8/P 6+8 J0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-ba-03) from revision 0x4128 up to 0x6134; - Update of 06-ba-03/0xe0 (RPL-U 2+8 Q0) microcode from revision 0x4128 up to 0x6134; - Update of 06-ba-08/0xe0 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-ba-03) from revision 0x4128 up to 0x6134; - Update of 06-bd-01/0x80 (LNL B0) microcode from revision 0x11f up to 0x125; - Update of 06-be-00/0x19 (ADL-N A0) microcode from revision 0x1d up to 0x21; - Update of 06-97-02/0x07 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-02) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e; - Update of 06-97-05/0x07 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-02) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e; - Update of 06-bf-02/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e; - Update of 06-bf-05/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-02) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e; - Update of 06-bf-06/0x07 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-02) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e; - Update of 06-bf-07/0x07 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-02) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e; - Update of 06-97-02/0x07 (ADL-HX/S 8+8 C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-05) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e; - Update of 06-97-05/0x07 (ADL-S 6+0 K0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-05) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e; - Update of 06-bf-02/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-05) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e; - Update of 06-bf-05/0x07 (ADL C0) microcode from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e; - Update of 06-bf-06/0x07 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-05) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e; - Update of 06-bf-07/0x07 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-bf-05) from revision 0x3a up to 0x3e; - Update of 06-c5-02/0x82 (ARL-H A1) microcode from revision 0x118 up to 0x11b; - Update of 06-c6-02/0x82 (ARL-HX 8P/S B0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-c5-02) from revision 0x118 up to 0x11b; - Update of 06-c6-04/0x82 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-c5-02) from revision 0x118 up to 0x11b; - Update of 06-ca-02/0x82 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-c5-02) from revision 0x118 up to 0x11b; - Update of 06-c5-02/0x82 (ARL-H A1) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-c6-02) from revision 0x118 up to 0x11b; - Update of 06-c6-02/0x82 (ARL-HX 8P/S B0) microcode from revision 0x118 up to 0x11b; - Update of 06-c6-04/0x82 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-c6-02) from revision 0x118 up to 0x11b; - Update of 06-ca-02/0x82 microcode (in intel-ucode/06-c6-02) from revision 0x118 up to 0x11b; - Update of 06-cf-01/0x87 (EMR-SP A0) microcode (in intel-ucode/06-cf-02) from revision 0x210002a9 up to 0x210002d3; - Update of 06-cf-02/0x87 (EMR-SP A1) microcode from revision 0x210002a9 up to 0x210002d3. - Resolves RHBZ#2431378

References


[ 1 ] Bug #2431378 - microcode_ctl is outdated https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2431378

Update Instructions

This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use su -c 'dnf upgrade --advisory FEDORA-2026-85ee8cb2a2' 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

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Name: microcode_ctl
Product: Fedora 42
Version: 2.1
Release: 70.1.fc42
Summary: Tool to transform and deploy CPU microcode update for x86

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