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π¦ Package updates: Linux 6.12.91 (Alpha/Beta/Stable), Linux 6.6.141 (LTS), ca-certificates 3.124
π Security maintenance release for the recently disclosed kernel LPEs Fragnesia (CVE-2026-46300) and ssh-keysign-pwn (CVE-2026-46333), plus the usual kernel CVE roll-up
π¨ Fresh Flatcar Alpha, Beta, and Stable releases are now out with Linux 6.12.87 and a large set of kernel security fixes.
The recently disclosed Linux βDirty Fragβ privilege escalation flaws are addressed in these releases.
Flatcar is unaffected by Copy Fail (CVE-2026-31431)!
The kernel option causing it was never enabled, because Flatcar is minimal by design and only ships what containers need
Sometimes the best mitigation is to reduce the attack surface by not shipping vulnerable components π
π°οΈ LTS 4081.3.7: Linux 6.6.127 + kernel CVE fixes;
ca-certificates 3.122.
β‘ QEMU launcher enables HVF acceleration on arm64 Macs for faster
local testing.
Releases in the usual place
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π Notes on HackMD: https://t.co/dnsjvTC8CZ
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New Flatcar Alpha, Beta and Stable releases now available!
π /etc is now shipped as #systemd confext
π CVE fixes & security patches: CVE-2025-61984 and CVE-2025-61985 for OpenSSH on Stable
π Release notes at the usual spot: https://t.co/rZjTiO6fY2
New Flatcar Alpha, Beta and Stable releases now available!
π Security patches: recent OpenSSL vulnerabilities (https://t.co/hHZbTdSmFc)
π Release notes at the usual spot: https://t.co/rZjTiO6fY2
π To learn more about this kind of security releases: https://t.co/otjGV786tW