Canonical Pushes First Live Kernel Patch to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Users, Update Now

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  • Post Updated: April 3, 2024

We reported last week that Canonical has started offering live kernel patch services for users of the Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) operating system running a 64-bit version of the OS and Linux kernel 4.4 LTS.

And it now looks like the first Kernel Live Patch Security Notice was published by Canonical’s Luis Henriques this past weekend, informing Ubuntu 16.04 LTS users that a couple of security issues are affecting the “generic” and “low-latency” 64-bit kernels of the Xenial Xerus release and its official derivatives.

The first Linux kernel vulnerability patched in this kernel patch is the infamo… (read more)

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