--- title: Kernel Team Summary – September 20, 2017 description: "\uFEFFSeptember 13 through September 18 Development (Artful / 17.10)\ \ https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArtfulAardvark/ReleaseSchedule Important upcoming dates:\ \ Final Beta – Sept 28 (~1 week away) Kernel Freeze – Oct 5 (~2 weeks away) Final\ \ Freeze – Oct 12 (~3 weeks away) Ubuntu 17.10 – Oct 19 (~4 weeks away) We intend\ \ to target a 4.13 kernel for the Ubu […]" url: https://canonical.com/blog/kernel-team-summary-september-20-2017 --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical "More about Canonical") 20 September 2017 # Kernel Team Summary – September 20, 2017 --- Share the article ## September 13 through September 18 ## Development (Artful / 17.10) Important upcoming dates: ``` Final Beta - Sept 28 (~1 week away) Kernel Freeze - Oct 5 (~2 weeks away) Final Freeze - Oct 12 (~3 weeks away) Ubuntu 17.10 - Oct 19 (~4 weeks away) ``` We intend to target a 4.13 kernel for the Ubuntu 17.10 release. A 4.13.1 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) * All kernels have been re-spun to include a fix for high priority CVE-2017-1000251. * SRU cycle completed successfully and the following kernel updates have been released: ``` trusty 3.13.0-132.181 trusty/lts-xenial 4.4.0-96.119~14.04.1 xenial 4.4.0-96.119 xenial/snapdargon 4.4.0-1076.81 xenial/raspi2 4.4.0-1074.82 xenial/aws 4.4.0-1035.44 xenial/gke 4.4.0-1031.31 xenial/gcp 4.10.0-1006.6 zesty 4.10.0-35.39 zesty/raspi2 4.10.0-1018.21 ``` + The following kernel snap updates have been released in the snap store: ``` gke-kernel 4.4.0.1031.32 aws-kernel 4.4.0.1035.37 dragonboard-kernel 4.4.0.1076.68 pi2-kernel 4.4.0.1074.74 pc-kernel 4.4.0.96.101 ``` * 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 * [The Canonical Kernel Team is Hiring!](https://ldd.tbe.taleo.net/ldd03/ats/careers/requisition.jsp?org=CANONICAL&cws=1&rid=1280) * [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. In submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Notice](https://canonical.com/legal/data-privacy/contact) and [Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/data-privacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### AI infrastructure for telcos](https://canonical.com/blog/ai-infrastructure-for-telcos) Why moving from pilots to production changes the platform Artificial intelligence has moved beyond the demonstration phase. Telco operators are already exploring it for fault... [Benjamin Ryzman](https://canonical.com/blog/author/benjaminryzman) 2 October 2026 [### Canonical named a Challenger in the 2026 GartnerⓇ Magic Quadrant™ for Server Virtualization Platforms](https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-a-challenger-in-2026-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-server-virtualization-platforms) Canonical has been recognized as a Challenger in the 2026 GartnerⓇ Magic Quadrant™ for Server Virtualization Platforms. The inaugural edition of the report provides an... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 1 October 2026 [### Canonical announces the alpha release of Charmed OpenShell to help secure autonomous AI agent fleets](https://canonical.com/blog/charmed-openshell-alpha-release) To streamline enterprise deployment and lifecycle management, Canonical is announcing the alpha release of Charmed OpenShell. [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 28 September 2026 [### Ubuntu coming soon to Snapdragon X2 Series platforms, unlocking more Linux PCs for the agentic world](https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-coming-soon-to-qualcomm-snapdragon-x2-series-platforms) Canonical and Qualcomm Technologies announce upcoming native Ubuntu support for Qualcomm’s flagship laptop silicon, delivering multi-day battery life, 80 TOPS NPU acceleration,... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 23 September 2026