[Bug 1742903] Re: Microcode updates require a reboot to apply, but package postinst doesn't touch /run/reboot-required

[Leann Ogasawara]

For awareness, the kernel team is preparing updates including a package
dependency on the intel-microcode.  We have not pushed that out yet due
to reported regressions with the intel-microcode updates:

https://newsroom.intel.com/news/intel-security-issue-update-addressing-
reboot-issues/

We have reached out to Intel for information/guidance before we proceed.

** Changed in: intel-microcode (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Changed in: intel-microcode (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => High

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Title:
  Microcode updates require a reboot to apply, but package postinst
  doesn't touch /run/reboot-required

Status in intel-microcode package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  The intel-microcode postinst script prints this text to standard error

      intel-microcode: microcode will be updated at next boot

  but tools like unattended-upgrades don't parse stderr, they expect a
  /run/reboot-required to exist to tell them that a reboot is needed to
  complete the update.

  Can you fix the postinst script to touch /run/reboot-required?

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