Summary of Linux Kernel Updates for Ubuntu As of August 5, 2025, several significant security updates for the Linux kernel on Ubuntu have been announced. These updates address vulnerabilities across different releases and distributions, impacting systems used on Oracle, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, Raspberry Pi, and more.

Fedora Linux has recently rolled out a series of security updates for various packages, including Chromium, Poppler, Firefox, and several Perl modules. These updates aim to enhance the security and performance of the system by addressing multiple vulnerabilities.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) has recently implemented a range of security updates affecting various components, including glibc, python-requests, the kernel, libxml2, pcs, and the OpenShift Container Platform. Notable updates include:

AlmaLinux has introduced native NVIDIA driver support in its versions 9 and 10, integrating essential functionalities such as CUDA and Secure Boot. This advancement has been made possible through the collaboration of ALESCo, NVIDIA, and an authorized Request for Comments (RFC). Users can now access NVIDIA's open-source graphics driver as a kernel module, along with a repository configuration that includes standard userspace and CUDA components. This seamless integration allows users to enhance their experience with just a few simple dnf commands.

Debian GNU/Linux has recently released two important security updates for its Extended LTS (ELTS) versions. The updates include ELA-1492-1 for the Python package manager, python-setuptools, applicable to both Debian 9 (Stretch) and Debian 10 (Buster), and ELA-1493-1 for the libphp-adodb library, specifically for Debian 9.

Oracle Linux has recently released a series of important security updates and bug fixes across various components, including GDK-Pixbuf2, Python3-Setuptools, and several kernel updates. Here are the highlights of the updates:

SUSE Linux has announced a series of important security updates for various components, including several crucial updates for the Linux Kernel, Python, DjVuLibre, Grub2, and the govulncheck-vulndb tool. The updates address multiple vulnerabilities that could potentially compromise system security.

Fedora Linux has rolled out significant security updates, specifically addressing vulnerabilities in two packages: `perl-Crypt-CBC` and `unbound`.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) has rolled out a series of important security updates addressing vulnerabilities across various components, including kpatch-patch, unbound, sqlite, ncurses, redis, mod_security, gdk-pixbuf2, jq, kernel, glibc, and python-cryptography.

The Fedora QA team is organizing a test week dedicated to the Anaconda Web UI Installer for the upcoming Fedora Linux 43 release, specifically focusing on its functionality across different Spin environments and Fedora KDE. This event, scheduled from August 4 to August 8, 2025, aims to ensure that the newly implemented WebUI operates seamlessly throughout the Fedora ecosystem.

The ML4W Dotfiles for Hyprland version 2.9.9 have been officially released, showcasing an enhanced configuration for the dynamic tiling window manager Hyprland. This update is particularly user-friendly, featuring a streamlined installation script specifically designed for Arch and Fedora-based Linux distributions.

KDE has released the latest bugfix update for KDE Plasma, version 6.4.4, in August 2023, following the June launch of Plasma 6.4, which introduced various feature refinements and new modules aimed at enhancing the desktop experience. This update addresses numerous issues, primarily focusing on bug fixes and minor enhancements reported by contributors.

New live images of Debian GNU/Linux 13 Trixie are now available for testing, featuring a selection of popular desktop environments. These include GNOME 48.3, KDE 6.3.5, Xfce 4.20, Cinnamon 6.4.10, MATE 1.26, LXQt 2.1.0, and LXDE 0.99.3. The final release of Debian 13 is expected to be launched on August 9, 2025.

The Debian Installer team has announced the release of the third and potentially final release candidate for the Debian 13 "Trixie" installer. This version includes several improvements, such as an updated Mirrors.masterlist, the inclusion of linux-image-powerpc64le-64k for ppc64el images, a reduction in the number of udebs to save space, an upgrade to the Linux kernel ABI to version 6.12.38+deb13, enhancements to depthcharge images, and a halt to the automatic copying of firmware files embedded in the installer’s initramfs.

A security update for the Exempi package has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 11 (Bullseye) LTS, addressing numerous vulnerabilities. The update is documented in Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4264-1, dated August 4, 2025, and is available at the Debian security website.

Ubuntu Linux has recently released security updates addressing vulnerabilities in both Apport and the Linux kernel specifically for IoT devices.

A security update for Python-requests has been released for AlmaLinux 9, designated as ALSA-2025:12519, with a moderate severity rating. This update addresses a vulnerability identified as CVE-2024-47081, which pertains to the potential leak of .netrc credentials when malicious URLs are utilized.

SUSE Linux has announced a series of important security updates for various packages, including Python, Grub2, Redis, Java, and the Linux Kernel. Here’s a summary of the key updates:

The Fedora project has released updated MinGW-LibXSLT packages for Fedora Linux versions 41 and 42 to mitigate a security vulnerability identified as CVE-2025-7424. This vulnerability is characterized by type confusion in the xmlNode.psvi component, which could potentially impact the handling of stylesheet and source nodes.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) has issued a series of important security updates across various components, including Redis, kernel, SQLite, and more. The updates address significant vulnerabilities and are categorized based on their severity, with many rated as "Important" and others as "Moderate."