Canonical Patches Multiple Kernel Vulnerabilities in All Supported Ubuntu OSes

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Today, June 10, 2016, Canonical published multiple security notices to inform Ubuntu users about the availability of new kernel updates for all supported Ubuntu operating systems.

It appears that every Ubuntu OS has received a kernel update today, including Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus), Ubuntu 15.10 (Wily Werewolf), Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr), Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin), as well as Ubuntu 15.10 for Raspberry Pi 2, and all the official derivatives, such as Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu GNOME, Ubuntu Studio, Ubuntu Server, and others.

Many of the security issues addressed are common to all the Ubuntu releases mentioned above, but some of them received more patches than the others. For example, Canonical patched ten kernel vulnerabilities for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, twelve for Ubu… (read more)
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