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Package "linux"

Name: linux

Description:

This package is just an umbrella for a group of other packages, it has no description.
Description samples from packages in group:

  • Inspection and simple manipulation of BPF programs and maps
  • Headers for BPF development
  • Linux kernel buildinfo for version 6.17.0
  • Linux kernel version specific cloud tools for version 6.17.0-6
Latest version: 6.17.0-6.6
Release: questing (25.10)
Level: security
Repository: main

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Repository Area Version
base main 7.7.0+6.17.0-5.5
updates main 6.17.0-6.6
proposed main 6.17.0-7.7
PPA: Canonical Kernel Team 6.17.0-7.7

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Changelog

Version: 6.17.0-6.6 2025-10-28 00:22:23 UTC

  linux (6.17.0-6.6) questing; urgency=medium

  * questing/linux: 6.17.0-6.6 -proposed tracker (LP: #2126040)

  * Questing update: v6.17.1 upstream stable release (LP: #2126948)
    - blk-mq: fix blk_mq_tags double free while nr_requests grown
    - gcc-plugins: Remove TODO_verify_il for GCC >= 16
    - scsi: target: target_core_configfs: Add length check to avoid buffer
      overflow
    - ALSA: usb-audio: fix race condition to UAF in snd_usbmidi_free
    - wifi: rtw89: fix use-after-free in rtw89_core_tx_kick_off_and_wait()
    - media: b2c2: Fix use-after-free causing by irq_check_work in
      flexcop_pci_remove
    - media: i2c: tc358743: Fix use-after-free bugs caused by orphan timer in
      probe
    - media: tuner: xc5000: Fix use-after-free in xc5000_release
    - media: rc: fix races with imon_disconnect()
    - media: uvcvideo: Mark invalid entities with id UVC_INVALID_ENTITY_ID
    - mm: swap: check for stable address space before operating on the VMA
    - wifi: ath11k: fix NULL dereference in ath11k_qmi_m3_load()
    - media: iris: Fix memory leak by freeing untracked persist buffer
    - media: stm32-csi: Fix dereference before NULL check
    - ASoC: qcom: audioreach: fix potential null pointer dereference
    - Linux 6.17.1

  * RISC-V kernel config is out of sync with other archs (LP: #1981437)
    - [Config] riscv64: Update EFI_SBAT_FILE
    - [Config] riscv64: Enable EFI_ZBOOT
    - [Config] riscv64: Disable support for non-RVA23 SoCs
    - [Config] riscv64: Disable RISCV_ISA_FALLBACK
    - [Config] riscv64: Sync config with other architectures

  * Miscellaneous Ubuntu changes
    - [Config] updateconfigs after rebase to 6.17

 -- Timo Aaltonen <email address hidden> Tue, 07 Oct 2025 14:15:18 +0300
2126948 Questing update: v6.17.1 upstream stable release
1981437 RISC-V kernel config is out of sync with other archs


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