CVE Flood Pushes Ubuntu Onto Weekly Kernel Release Cycle
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Ubuntu, one of the most popular Linux distributions, is moving to an accelerated patching cycle for security vulnerabilities in Linux kernel packages. Instead of four weeks, the wait for the next release will now be just one week. Full version of the page: https://ithardware.pl/aktualnosci/ubuntu_aktualacje_ai_luki-54385.html
Canonical converts Ubuntus kernel updates to a single two-week cycle to keep up with the growing number of AI-detected security vulnerabilities. Tags: #Cyber Security #Artificial Intelligence
Canonical converts to an overlapping, two-week cycle for kernel updates that leads to future weekly kernel updates. So far, regular updates of all four and security updates of all two weeks have been released. In the first week of a cycle, the focus is on integrating patches, preparing packages, completing the builds, and first function tests.
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IT Security News - cybersecurity, infosecurity newsUbuntu kernel CVE fixes are moving to a weekly release schedule
Ubuntu kernels will ship every week under a new release schedule from Canonical, which is merging its four-week cycle for regular Stable Release Updates (SRUs) and its two-week cycle for security fixes into a single two-week cycle. The cycles overlap, each starting a week after the one before, which is what produces a weekly release. Admins who need a kernel CVE fix sooner than the full cycle allows now have a sanctioned way to get … More →
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