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Note that most Linux distros put the latest microcode updates into all of their kernels for any supported version. That means that an updated box with an "old"

Note that most Linux distros put the latest microcode updates into all of their kernels for any supported version. That means that an updated box with an "old" distro is still going to be OK.

0x0 10y ago
Does that work under a hypervisor/xen/VM/whatever? Can you apply a microcode update only within a given VM?