SciLinux: Important: linux-firmware on SL7.x

LinuxSecurity.com 20.01.2018 03:37 LinuxSecurity.com: This update supersedes the previous microcode update provided with the CVE-2017-5715 CPU branch injection vulnerability mitigation. Further testing has uncovered problems with the microcode provided along with the Spectre mitigation that could lead to system instabilities. As a result, this microcode update reverts to the last known good microcode version dated before 03 January 2018