[elrepo] kernel-ml microcode outdated (re: spectre and meltdown)

[Sam McLeod]

> On 8 Jan 2018, at 10:48 am, Sam McLeod <mailinglists at smcleod.net> wrote:
> 
>> My hint is that you execute the following command and see from whence
>> you have obtained the microcode_ctl package --
>> 
>> rpm -q --qf "%{V}-%{R}-%{ARCH}\t%{VENDOR}\n" microcode_ctl
>> 
>> Alan.
> 
> Thanks Alan,
> Indeed microcode_ctl comes from CentOS, not elrepo, but I thought that was simply the tool to deploy the microcode?
> 
> from yum info microcode_ctl:
> 
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Answered my own question:

 rpm -q --changelog microcode_ctl|head
* Fri Dec 15 2017 Petr Oros <poros at redhat.com> - 2.1-22.2
- Update Intel CPU microde for 06-3f-02, 06-4f-01, and 06-55-04
- Resolves: #1527358

So indeed the microcode_ctl package does contain the patches themselves...