Hi Chris, On Thu, Jul 23, 2026 at 04:11:45PM -0600, Chris Friesen wrote: > Hi, > > I'm currently using 6.18.15 from trixie-backports, but I noticed that > upstream is now up to 6.18.39. Are there any plans to update 6.18 given > that it's an LTS kernel? > > What's the expectation for someone who would like to pick up kernel CVE > fixes (hundreds in the last few months) within a reasonable timeframe? Do I > need to run upstream kernels directly? > > Even the 6.12 kernel in trixie is roughly 2.5 months and 1400 commits behind > upstream.
Currently we have 7.1.3-1~bpo13+1 in trixie-backports and 6.12.96-1 in trixie itself. Is your apt sources lists configured for the correct sets of archives? Regards, Salvatore

