Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus) Receives First Kernel Security Patch, Update Now

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  • Post Updated: April 3, 2024

Canonical released what it would appear to be the first security patch for the kernel packages of the recently released Ubuntu 17.04 (Zesty Zapus) operating system, addressing a total of six vulnerabilities discovered by various developers.

Announced a month ago, on April 13, 2017, Ubuntu 17.04 shipped with a kernel from the Linux 4.10 series, which is still maintained upstream receiving weekly patches that fix bugs and security issues, but also update drivers and add new functionality. But the time has come for Ubuntu 17.04 users to update their kernels.

According to Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3293-1, multiple security issues are affecting the linux-generic (including lpae), linux-lowlatency, and linux-raspi2 kernel packages of Ubuntu 17.04 and its official derivatives using the same kernels, such as Kubuntu, Lubuntu, Xubuntu, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu GNOME, etc.

Users are urged to update their systems immed… (read more)

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