[Bug 1783385] Re: intel-microcode: update to 20180703 drop

[Markus Schade]

As the 20180807 MCU can currently not be distributed due to licensing
issues, this update is even more important as it at least provides the
SSBD and L1TF fixes for server CPUs.

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Title:
  intel-microcode: update to 20180703 drop

Status in intel-microcode package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in intel-microcode source package in Trusty:
  In Progress
Status in intel-microcode source package in Xenial:
  In Progress
Status in intel-microcode source package in Bionic:
  In Progress

Bug description:
  Intel has released a new version of their microcode, that starts to
  address Rogue System Register Read (RSRE, aka Spectre Variant 3a,
  CVE-2018-3640) and Speculative Store Bypass (SSB, aka Spectre Variant
  4, CVE-2018-3639).

  Reference: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/27945/Linux-
  Processor-Microcode-Data-File

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