Intel Microcode regression

    At the request of Intel, we have reverted to the
    previous packaged microcode version, the
    20170707 release

So now everybody is vulnerable again?

    3.20180108.0+really20170707ubuntu17.10.1

that's quite a horrible versioning scheme.

Besides the Ubuntu updates I also installed the microcode update to the bios of my motherboard. What's the difference between the two?