XanMod Releases Kernel 7.2.1, 7.1.11, and 6.18.47 with Futex and HID Security Hardening
XanMod has released updates for all three kernel branches with Edge moving to 7.2.1, Main to 7.1.11, and LTS to 6.18.47. The releases are heavily focused on security, bringing coordinated hardening patches for the futex subsystem to fix private hash resize races and significant fixes for HID drivers addressing out-of-bounds reads in Nintendo Joy-Con controllers and unbounded recursion in Magic Mouse drivers. Beyond security, the builds retain XanMod's standard LLVM ThinLTO optimizations and include third-party patchsets for Steam Deck support, AMD 3D V-Cache, and Google BBRv3, while the LTS branch adds legacy x86-64-v1 support for older hardware. Users should verify NVIDIA driver compatibility before upgrading, as the project warns that some DKMS modules may lag behind these new kernel versions.
XanMod Releases Kernel 7.2.1, 7.1.11, and 6.18.47 with Futex and HID Security Hardening
XanMod has released updates for its three kernel branches, with the Edge branch now at version 7.2.1, Main at 7.1.11, and LTS at 6.18.47, focusing heavily on security enhancements. Key improvements include patches for the futex subsystem to address race conditions and significant fixes for HID drivers, notably for Nintendo Joy-Con controllers and Magic Mouse drivers. The releases also retain XanMod's performance optimizations and include third-party patchsets for Steam Deck support and AMD 3D V-Cache, while the LTS branch adds support for older hardware. Users are advised to check NVIDIA driver compatibility before upgrading, as some DKMS modules may not be updated in line with the new kernel versions
