Canonical Patches Four Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities for Ubuntu 15.04 and 14.04 LTS | Linux Today

Canonical Patches Four Linux Kernel Vulnerabilities for Ubuntu 15.04 and 14.04 LTS

Written By
MN
Marius Nestor
Dec 17, 2015

While Ubuntu 15.10 (Wily Werewolf), Ubuntu 15.04 (Vivid Vervet) and Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) received major kernel updates that fix up to five security vulnerabilities discovered recently in the upstream Linux kernel packages of each Ubuntu OS, the Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) operating system had only two security issues fixed.

MN

Marius Nestor

Linux Today Logo

LinuxToday is a trusted, contributor-driven news resource supporting all types of Linux users. Our thriving international community engages with us through social media and frequent content contributions aimed at solving problems ranging from personal computing to enterprise-level IT operations. LinuxToday serves as a home for a community that struggles to find comparable information elsewhere on the web.

Property of TechnologyAdvice. © 2026 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved

Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.