Renowned Linux kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman has released new kernel updates for the Linux 4.14, 4.9 LTS and 4.4 LTS series, adding more security fixes and updated drivers. Linux Kernel 4.14.15, 4.9.78 LTS and 4.4.113 LTS are now available with many improvements. While Linux kernel 4.14.15 is by far the largest, containing 104 file changes, 1514 inserts and 447 deletes, the Linux 4.9.78 LTS and 4.4.113 LTS kernels are very identical, including 60 changed files, 525 inserts and There were 167 deletions and 64 changed files, with 960 insertions and 139 deletions, respectively.
Greg Kroah-Hartman said: "I announced the release of the 4.14.15 [4.9.78 and 4.4.113] kernel, all users of the 4.14 [4.9 and 4.4] kernel series must upgrade. Updated 4.14.y [4.9.y and 4.4.y] git tree in
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git linux-4.14.y,
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git linux-4.9.y,
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git linux-4.4.y
Architecture improvements, updated drivers
As expected, the Linux 4.14.15, 4.9.78 LTS and 4.4.113 LTS kernels bring more security improvements to mitigate the severe Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilities. While Linux Kernel 4.9.78 LTS and 4.4.113 LTS only contain fixes for the x86 architecture, the Linux 4.14.15 kernel also contains many fixes for the PowerPC architecture, as well as fixes for ARM64 (AArch64), ARM, Alpha and MIPS hardware architecture.
All three kernel versions include various updated drivers such as MD, GPU, ATA, I2C, NVDIMM, SCSI, HV, PHY, InfiniBand, MMC, USB, Sound and Network. In addition to that, there are common tools, mm and core kernel fixes. If you prefer to compile your own kernel, you can download the Linux 4.14.15 kernel from kernel.org, as well as the Linux 4.9.78 LTS and 4.4.113 LTS kernels, but they will be available soon from your favorite distribution's stable repositories obtained in.
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