Given SRU and backport team policies, having a newer version of keepalived in bionic seems pretty unlikely. SRU policy favors backports of specific fixes rather than entire package backports, while the backports team generally discourages backports of libraries or services since they can randomly break other software using them.
So, the most practical route forward would be to identify the patch(es) needed for fixing the particular issue at hand, and go through the regular SRU process. I am, unfortunately, completely unfamiliar with keepalived, but attached is a list of upstream comments mentioning "VIP" since the v.1.3.9 release, which I generated like this: git log --grep="VIP" v1.3.9.. > /tmp/vip_commits.txt The next step would be for someone more familiar than me, to review the list and identify 1 or 2 patches worth testing. Then apply the patch to the bionic keepalived package and test for a fix. After we know what patch is needed, an SRU request can be placed to have it released for all users. ** Attachment added: "vip_commits.txt" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/keepalived/+bug/1819074/+attachment/5271627/+files/vip_commits.txt ** Changed in: keepalived (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to systemd in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1819074 Title: Keepalived < 2.0.x in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS not compatible with systemd- networkd Status in keepalived package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in netplan.io package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in systemd package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in keepalived source package in Bionic: New Status in netplan.io source package in Bionic: New Status in systemd source package in Bionic: New Status in keepalived source package in Cosmic: New Status in netplan.io source package in Cosmic: New Status in systemd source package in Cosmic: New Bug description: Systemd-networkd clobbers VIPs placed by other daemons on any reconfiguration triggering systemd-networkd restart (netplan apply for example). Keepalived < version 2.0.x will not restore a VIP lost in this fashion, breaking high availability on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. A backport for keepalived >= 2.0.x should fix the issue. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/keepalived/+bug/1819074/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp