Canonical has updated its community about the availability of a major update to the Ubuntu 16.04 LTS kernel (Xenial Xerus).
Yesterday's kernel update is also the first to be released for it Ubuntu LTS 16.04 since its official launch on April 21, 2016 and seems particularly critical because it fixes a total of fifteen vulnerabilities that have been discovered recently by various Linux kernel developers and hackers.
For more information on these fifteen vulnerable σημεία που επιδιορθώνονται μπορείτε να διαβάσετε την Ubuntu security announcement USN-2965-1 posted by Canonical at 6 May 2016.
However, it is important to note here the fact that these new vulnerabilities also affect the Linux kernel for the Raspberry Pi 2 running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, as well as the Linux kernel for Snapdragon processors, also running Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus).
Όλοι οι χρήστες του Ubυntu 16.04 LTS προτρέπονται να ενημερώσουν τα συστήματά τους αμέσως, καθώς η νέα έκδοση του πυρήνα (linux-image-4.4.0-22 4.4.0-22.39 για το Ubυntu desktop with and server, linux-image-4.4.0-1010-raspi2 4.4.0-1010.12 for Ubuntu for Raspberry Pi 2, and linux-image-4.4.0-1013-Snapdragon 4.4.0-1013.14 for Snapdragon processors) are directly available.
Most of you will have already received the new OS update announcement, but if by chance you missed it, please open the software upgrade utility, and let it perform the latest updates, then click on the “Install All” button for the application their. As usual, after a kernel update, you will need to restart your computer.
