--- title: 'Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Security: A Comprehensive Overview' description: From Linux kernel livepatches to encryption to ASLR to compiler optimizations and configuration hardening, we strive to ensure that Ubuntu 16.04 LTS is the most secure Linux distribution out of the box.These slides try to briefly explain:what we do to […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-16-04-lts-security-a-comprehensive-overview?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Dustin Kirkland](https://canonical.com/blog/author/kirkland "More about Dustin Kirkland") 8 December 2016 # Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Security: A Comprehensive Overview [cloud](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/cloud) [Security](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/security) [Server](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/server) --- Share the article From Linux kernel livepatches to encryption to ASLR to compiler optimizations and configuration hardening, we strive to ensure that Ubuntu 16.04 LTS is the most secure Linux distribution out of the box. The slides above try to briefly explain: * what we do to secure Ubuntu * how the underlying technology works * when the features took effect in Ubuntu I hope you find [this slide deck](http://www.slideshare.net/dustinkirkland/ubuntu-1604-lts-security-features) informative and useful!  The information herein is largely collected from [the Ubuntu Security Features wiki page](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Features), where you can always find up to date information. [Original article](http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2016/12/ubuntu-16-04-lts-security.html "Original article") [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 [### Canonical joins the Open Secure AI Alliance](https://canonical.com/blog/open-secure-ai-alliance) Canonical is now part of the Open Secure AI Alliance, announced by NVIDIA with partners across cloud computing, cybersecurity, enterprise software, open source foundations, and... [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical) 28 August 2026 [### Januscape vulnerability CVE-2026-53359 mitigations available](https://canonical.com/blog/januscape-linux-vulnerability-mitigations-available) Introduction A local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel was publicly disclosed on July 6, 2026. The vulnerability was assigned CVE ID... [seth-arnold](https://canonical.com/blog/author/seth-arnold) 11 July 2026 [### DirtyClone Linux kernel local privilege escalation vulnerability fixes available](https://canonical.com/blog/dirtyclone-linux-vulnerability-fixes-available) On June 25, 2026, JFrog published their research into CVE-2026-43503, referring to the vulnerability as DirtyClone. The vulnerability had previously been responsibly disclosed... [Luci Stanescu](https://canonical.com/blog/author/lucistanescu) 1 July 2026 [### pedit COW kernel local privilege escalation vulnerability mitigations](https://canonical.com/blog/pedit-cow-linux-vulnerability-fixes-available) Mitigations are available for the Linux vulnerability with CVE ID CVE-2026-46331. The CVE ID was assigned on June 16 2026 and highlighted as a local privilege escalation (LPE)... [Luci Stanescu](https://canonical.com/blog/author/lucistanescu) 1 July 2026