2016-04-26
Tues April 26, 2016
Introduction
This newsletter is to provide a status update from the Ubuntu Kernel Team. There will also be highlights provided for any interesting subjects the team may be working on.
If you would like to reach the kernel team. You can find us at the #ubuntu-kernel channel on FreeNode. Alternatively you can mail the Ubuntu Kernel Team mailing list at: kernel-team@lists.ubuntu.com
Highlights
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS released on Thurs Apr 21, 2016
- Highlight 2
Devel Kernel Announcements
We released the Ubuntu 16.04 LTS release on Thurs Apr 21, 2016. This shipped with the linux-4.4.0-21.37 kernel which was based on the v4.4.6 stable kernel release. All patches are now subject to SRU policy. We are currently working on getting our Ubuntu 16.10 Yakkety Yak kernel rebased. Thanks!
Stable Kernel Announcements
Current cycle: 06-Apr through 27-Apr ==================================================================== 06-Apr Last day for kernel commits for this cycle 08-Apr - 14-Apr Kernel prep week. 15-Apr - 27-Apr Bug verification & Regression testing. 30-Apr Release to -updates. Kernel Versions ==================================================================== precise 3.2.0-101.141 trusty 3.13.0-85.129 vivid 3.19.0-58.64 wily 4.2.0-35.40 lts-trusty 3.13.0-84.128~precise1 lts-utopic 3.16.0-69.89~14.04.1 lts-vivid 3.19.0-56.62~14.04.1 lts-wily 4.2.0-35.40~14.04.1 lts-xenial 4.4.0-14.30~14.04.2 Next cycle: 27-Apr through 17-Jun ==================================================================== 27-Apr Last day for kernel commits for this cycle 29-Apr - 04-Jun Kernel prep week. 05-Jun - 17-Jun Bug verification & Regression testing. 20-Jun Release to -updates.
Status: CVE's
- The current CVE status can be reviewed at the following link: