--- title: Kernel Team Summary- October 11, 2017 description: "\uFEFFOctober 04 through October 09 Development (Artful / 17.10) https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArtfulAardvark/ReleaseSchedule\ \ Important upcoming dates: Final Freeze – Oct 12 (~2 days away) Ubuntu 17.10 –\ \ Oct 19 (~1 week away) We intend to target a 4.13 kernel for the Ubuntu 17.10 release.\ \ A 4.13.4 based kernel is available for testing from the artfu […]" url: https://canonical.com/blog/kernel-team-summary-october-11-2017?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical "More about Canonical") 11 October 2017 # Kernel Team Summary- October 11, 2017 [Artful Aardvark](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/artful-aardvark) [Xenial Xerus](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/xenial-xerus) [Zesty Zapus](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/zesty-zapus) --- Share the article ## October 04 through October 09 ## Development (Artful / 17.10) Important upcoming dates: ``` Final Freeze - Oct 12 (~2 days away) Ubuntu 17.10 - Oct 19 (~1 week away) ``` We intend to target a 4.13 kernel for the Ubuntu 17.10 release. A 4.13.4 based kernel is available for testing from the artful-proposed pocket of the Ubuntu archive. ## Stable (Released & Supported) * Released the following security kernel updates to fix embargoed CVE-2017-1000255: ``` Zesty linux 4.10.0-37.41 Xenial linux-hwe 4.10.0-37.41~16.04.1 ``` * Current cycle: 06-Oct through 28-Oct ``` 06-Oct Last day for kernel commits for this cycle. 09-Oct - 14-Oct Kernel prep week. 15-Oct - 27-Oct Bug verification & Regression testing. 30-Oct Release to -updates. ``` * Next cycle: 27-Oct through 18-Nov ``` 27-Oct Last day for kernel commits for this cycle. 30-Oct - 04-Nov Kernel prep week. 05-Nov - 17-Nov Bug verification & Regression testing. 20-Nov Release to -updates. ``` ### Misc * [The current CVE status](http://people.canonical.com/~kernel/cve/pkg/ALL-linux.html) * If you would like to reach the kernel team, you can find us at the #ubuntu-kernel channel on FreeNode. Alternatively, you can mail the Ubuntu Kernel Team mailing list at: kernel-team@lists.ubuntu.com. [Get in touch Interested in running Ubuntu in your organization?](https://ubuntu.com/about/contact-us/form) ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/dataprivacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### Kernel Team Summary – October 4, 2017](https://canonical.com/blog/kernel-team-summary-october-4-2017) September 25 through October 03 Development (Artful / 17.10) https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArtfulAardvark/ReleaseSchedule Important upcoming dates: Kernel Freeze – Oct 5 (~1 day... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 4 October 2017 [### Kernel Team Summary – December 6, 2017](https://canonical.com/blog/kernel-team-summary-december-6-2017) November 21 through December 04 Development (18.04) Every 6 months the Ubuntu Kernel Team is tasked to pick the kernel to be used in the next release. This is a difficult... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 6 December 2017 [### Ubuntu Desktop Weekly Update: December 1, 2017](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-desktop-weekly-update-december-1-2017) GNOME GNOME Disk Utility If you have snaps installed and open the Disks utility, your snaps appear as loop devices. We found this to be confusing and a bit messy, so we have... [Will Cooke](https://canonical.com/blog/author/willcooke) 1 December 2017 [### Kernel Team Summary – October 18th, 2017](https://canonical.com/blog/kernel-team-summary-october-18th-2017) Development (Artful / 17.10) https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArtfulAardvark/ReleaseSchedule Important upcoming dates: Ubuntu 17.10 Release – Oct 19 (~1 days away) We intend to target a... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 18 October 2017