Ubuntu
intel-microcode package

  1. Bug #1724650
  2. Comment #53

Comment 53 for bug 1724650

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Dan Streetman (ddstreet) wrote :

> I'm fairly new to this bug reporting, so let me know if you need some more info from me.

This is not a kernel bug. Your firmware is old and contains a known cpu bug. You need to install the intel-microcode package so your cpu firmware is brought up-to-date on every boot (of Ubuntu). The CPU firmware is not persistent like your motherboard BIOS, you can't "upgrade" your CPU firmware once and then it's done. It must be done every boot, which is what the intel-microcode package sets up.