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unklar

Back to the roots 1.9

From: #! BL

Registered: 2015-10-31

Posts: 2,991

Kernel

^Because a new kernel just came in... 

❯ dpkg -l linux* | grep ii
ii  linux-base                                 4.12.1       all          Linux image base package
ii  linux-cpupower                             6.12.90-2    amd64        CPU power management tools for Linux
ii  linux-image-6.12.90+deb13-amd64            6.12.90-1    amd64        Linux 6.12 for 64-bit PCs (signed)
ii  linux-image-6.12.90+deb13.1-amd64          6.12.90-2    amd64        Linux 6.12 for 64-bit PCs (signed)
ii  linux-image-amd64                          6.12.90-2    amd64        Linux for 64-bit PCs (meta-package)
ii  linux-sysctl-defaults                      4.12.1       all          default sysctl configuration for Linux

Please update your systems regularly (nothing unusual for me at siduction every day)!

Everyone should know that AI-based security vulnerabilities have been discovered in the kernel in recent weeks.
e.g.
CVE-2026-43284 ("DirtyFrag")
CVE-2026-46333 (ssh-keysign-pwn)
CVE-2026-46300 (Fragnesia)
CVE-2026-43494 ("PinTheft")
(Probably not complete and not in the order in which they were discovered)

Currently are:

❯ curl -sL https://www.kernel.org | grep "browse" | cut -d '.' -f 2- | cut -d '"' -f 1
kernel.org/torvalds/h/v7.1-rc5
kernel.org/stable/h/v7.0.10
kernel.org/stable/h/v6.18.33
kernel.org/stable/h/v6.12.91
kernel.org/stable/h/v6.6.141
kernel.org/stable/h/v6.1.174
kernel.org/stable/h/v5.15.208
kernel.org/stable/h/v5.10.257
kernel.org/next/linux-next/h/next-20260528

❯ curl https://api.ftp-master.debian.org/madison?package=linux-image-amd64&s=experimental
[1] 3428

❯ linux-image-amd64 | 5.10.223-1        | oldoldstable               | amd64
linux-image-amd64 | 6.1.170-3         | oldstable                  | amd64
linux-image-amd64 | 6.1.172-1         | oldstable-proposed-updates | amd64
linux-image-amd64 | 6.1.174-1         | oldstable-new              | amd64
linux-image-amd64 | 6.12.86-1         | stable                     | amd64
linux-image-amd64 | 6.12.90-1~bpo12+1 | buildd-oldstable-backports | amd64
linux-image-amd64 | 6.12.90-1~bpo12+1 | oldstable-backports        | amd64
linux-image-amd64 | 6.12.90-1         | proposed-updates           | amd64
linux-image-amd64 | 6.12.90-2         | stable-new                 | amd64
linux-image-amd64 | 7.0.7-1~bpo13+1   | stable-backports           | amd64
linux-image-amd64 | 7.0.9-1           | testing                    | amd64
linux-image-amd64 | 7.0.10-1          | buildd-unstable            | amd64
linux-image-amd64 | 7.0.10-1          | unstable                   | amd64
linux-image-amd64 | 7.1~rc5-1~exp1    | experimental               | amd64

Debian fixes the kernels very reliably. I've had cases where a newly discovered vulnerability was being discussed in internet forums and Debian had already fixed the kernel for me 2 hours beforehand.
I'm really not worried about that.    So, remember that.

Sector11

Mod Squid Tpyo Knig

From: Upstairs

Registered: 2015-08-20

Posts: 8,237

Re: Kernel

That's a huge Thank You unklar!

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DeepDayze

Like sands through an hourglass...

From: In Linux Land

Registered: 2017-05-28

Posts: 1,978

Re: Kernel

Great info and it's certainly advisable to update kernels regularly, even on stable.

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