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Debian 8 LTS: DLA-1424-1 Kernel Upgrade for Linux 4.9 Low Severity Advisory

debian lts
Calendar Grey July 18, 2018
Dist Debian Esm H88
Ubuntu 16.04 includes a maintained transition option for legacy xenial-backports kernel distributions.
Linux 4.9 has been packaged for Debian 8 as linux-4.9
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Summary

linux-image-4.9-686
linux-image-4.9-686-pae
linux-image-4.9-amd64
linux-image-4.9-armmp
linux-image-4.9-armmp-lpae
linux-image-4.9-marvell

For example, if the command "uname -r" currently shows
"4.9.0-0.bpo.6-amd64", you should install linux-image-4.9-amd64.

There is no need to upgrade systems using Linux 3.16, as that kernel
version will also continue to be supported in the LTS period.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

--
Ben Hutchings - Debian developer, member of kernel, installer and LTS teams


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<pre><font face="Courier">Package: linux-latest-4.9
Version: 80+deb9u5~deb8u1

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