--- title: Kernel Team Summary – October 4, 2017 description: "\uFEFFSeptember 25 through October 03 Development (Artful / 17.10) https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArtfulAardvark/ReleaseSchedule\ \ Important upcoming dates: Kernel Freeze – Oct 5 (~1 day away) Final Freeze – Oct\ \ 12 (~1 week away) Ubuntu 17.10 – Oct 19 (~2 week away) We intend to target a 4.13\ \ kernel for the Ubuntu 17.10 release. A 4.13.4 based kernel i […]" url: https://canonical.com/blog/kernel-team-summary-october-4-2017?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical "More about Canonical") 4 October 2017 # Kernel Team Summary – October 4, 2017 [Artful Aardvark](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/artful-aardvark) [kernel](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/kernel) [Xenial Xerus](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/xenial-xerus) [Zesty Zapus](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/zesty-zapus) --- Share the article ## September 25 through October 03 ## Development (Artful / 17.10) Important upcoming dates: ``` Kernel Freeze - Oct 5 (~1 day away) Final Freeze - Oct 12 (~1 week away) Ubuntu 17.10 - Oct 19 (~2 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. As a reminder, the Ubuntu 17.10 Kernel Freeze is Thurs Oct 5, 2017. ## Stable (Released & Supported) The updated kernel packages for the current SRU cycle are now in -proposed pocket ready for verification and tests. * Kernel versions in -proposed: ``` trusty 3.13.0-133.182 xenial 4.4.0-97.120 zesty 4.10.0-36.40 trusty/linux-lts-xenial 4.4.0-97.120~14.04.1 xenial/linux-hwe 4.10.0-36.40~16.04.1 ``` * Current cycle: 15-Sep through 07-Oct ``` 15-Sep Last day for kernel commits for this cycle. 18-Sep - 23-Sep Kernel prep week. 24-Sep - 06-Oct Bug verification & Regression testing. 09-Oct Release to -updates. ``` * Next 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. ``` ### Misc * Released stress-ng V0.08.16, includes a new swapon/off stressor. * [Released fwts 17.09.00](https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/fwts-devel/2017-September/009930.html) * [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 [### Mythbusting the scope of Livepatch protection](https://canonical.com/blog/mythbusting-the-scope-of-livepatch-protection) The purpose of this article is to share the technical realities of security patching for the Linux kernel, and the intended scope of the Linux kernel’s livepatch capability.... [Rajan Patel](https://canonical.com/blog/author/rajanpatel927) 24 September 2025 [### Ubuntu 22.04 FIPS 140-3 modules available for preview](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-22-04-fips-140-3-modules-available-for-preview) Canonical has been working with our testing lab partner, atsec information security, to prepare the cryptographic modules in Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) for... [Henry Coggill](https://canonical.com/blog/author/henrycoggill) 7 December 2023 [### An overview of live kernel patching](https://canonical.com/blog/an-overview-of-live-kernel-patching) Learn how Canonical improves security on Linux with live kernel patching. Track Livepatch activity over time in Landscape. [Rajan Patel](https://canonical.com/blog/author/rajanpatel927) 28 February 2022 [### Low latency Linux for industrial embedded systems – Part III](https://canonical.com/blog/industrial-embedded-systems-iii) Welcome to the concluding chapter of this three-part blog series on the low latency Linux kernel for industrial embedded systems. Each blog is standalone and can be read... [Edoardo Barbieri](https://canonical.com/blog/author/edoardo-barbieri) 14 February 2022