More Kernel Security updates released

[TWPonKubuntu]

VINNY;

My read of the Linux/Unix docs shows that "uname -a" will display your current system information and not any pending updates.

Based the article linked in my first post, I expect a new set of kernel updates, with security changes, to be made available in most distro repositories in the near future. It has not yet shown up in my set of repositories. So I check each day. Sometimes, it happens when I'm offline and I'll then get an advisory the next time I go online that "updates are available".

With my OS, Linux Mint, most kernel updates DON"T get posted to the Linux Mint repository UNLESS it is security related, and then they get posted within a day or two, sometimes sooner if the security issue is serious.

Your distro may have a different policy about which kernel updates appear in the repository.

So I figure it pays to check with my update manager on a daily basis.

[vinnywright]

Humm on a

vinny@vinny-Bonobo-Extreme:~$ uname -a
Linux vinny-Bonobo-Extreme 4.15.0-22-generic #24~16.04.1-Ubuntu SMP Fri May 18 09:46:31 UTC 2018 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

@hear

VINNY

[TWPonKubuntu]

Date 5/26/18

http://lxer.com/module/newswire/ext_link.php?rid=256244
Canonical Releases Major Kernel Updates for Ubuntu 17.10, 16.04 LTS & 14.04 LTS

"Canonical released new kernel security updates for all of its supported Ubuntu releases, including Ubuntu 17.10, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS to patch up to 13 security vulnerabilities."

If you, like I, are still running earlier OS releases, it may pay to check your repository sources. I expect the kernel update will appear "real soon now".