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linux 6.17.0-8.8 source package in Ubuntu

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linux (6.17.0-8.8) questing; urgency=medium

  * questing/linux: 6.17.0-8.8 -proposed tracker (LP: #2131554)

  * crash when reading from /sys/kernel/tracing/rv/enabled_monitors
    (LP: #2131136)
    - rv: Fully convert enabled_monitors to use list_head as iterator

  * i40e driver is triggering VF resets on every link state change
    (LP: #2130552)
    - i40e: avoid redundant VF link state updates

  * kernel crash on bootup for some arm64 machines  (LP: #2129770)
    - KVM: arm64: Guard PMSCR_EL1 initialization with SPE presence check

  * CVE-2025-40018
    - ipvs: Defer ip_vs_ftp unregister during netns cleanup

 -- Manuel Diewald <email address hidden>  Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:53:03 +0100

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Uploaded by:
Manuel Diewald
Uploaded to:
Questing
Original maintainer:
Ubuntu Kernel Team
Architectures:
all amd64 armhf arm64 ppc64el s390x i386 riscv64
Section:
devel
Urgency:
Medium Urgency

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Binary packages built by this source

bpftool: Inspection and simple manipulation of BPF programs and maps

 The bpftool command allows for inspection and simple modification of
 Berkeley Packet Filter (BPF) objects on the system.

linux-bpf-dev: Headers for BPF development

 The vmlinux.h header is provided to allow userspace to build BPF CO-RE
 programs targeting the packaged kernel.

linux-buildinfo-6.17.0-8-generic: No summary available for linux-buildinfo-6.17.0-8-generic in ubuntu resolute.

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linux-cloud-tools-6.17.0-8-generic: No summary available for linux-cloud-tools-6.17.0-8-generic in ubuntu resolute.

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linux-cloud-tools-common: Linux kernel version specific cloud tools for version 6.17.0

 This package provides the architecture independent parts for kernel
 version locked tools for cloud tools for version 6.17.0.

linux-doc: Linux kernel specific documentation for version 6.18.0

 This package is deprecated and it is temporarily provided only for
 compatibility reasons. It will be dropped in the future.

linux-headers-6.17.0-8: Header files related to Linux kernel version 6.17.0

 This package provides kernel header files for version 6.17.0, for sites
 that want the latest kernel headers. Please read
 /usr/share/doc/linux-headers-6.17.0-8/debian.README.gz for details

linux-headers-6.17.0-8-generic: Linux kernel headers for version 6.17.0

 This package provides kernel header files for version 6.17.0.
 .
 This is for sites that want the latest kernel headers. Please read
 /usr/share/doc/linux-headers-6.17.0-8/debian.README.gz for details.

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linux-image-6.17.0-8-generic: Signed kernel image generic

 A kernel image for generic. This version of it is signed with
 Canonical's signing key.

linux-image-6.17.0-8-generic-dbgsym: Signed kernel image generic

 A link to the debugging symbols for the generic signed kernel.

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linux-image-unsigned-6.17.0-8-generic-64k-dbgsym: Linux kernel debug image for version 6.17.0

 This package provides the unsigned kernel debug image for version 6.17.0.
 .
 This is for sites that wish to debug the kernel.
 .
 The kernel image contained in this package is NOT meant to boot from. It
 is uncompressed, and unstripped. This package also includes the
 unstripped modules.

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linux-lib-rust-6.17.0-8-generic: Rust library files related to Linux kernel version 6.17.0

 This package provides kernel library files for version 6.17.0, that allow to
 compile out-of-tree kernel modules written in Rust.

linux-libc-dev: Linux Kernel Headers for development

 This package provides headers from the Linux kernel. These headers
 are used by the installed headers for GNU glibc and other system
 libraries. They are NOT meant to be used to build third-party modules for
 your kernel. Use linux-headers-* packages for that.

linux-modules-6.17.0-8-generic: Linux kernel modules for version 6.17.0

 Contains the corresponding System.map file, the modules built by the
 packager, and scripts that try to ensure that the system is not left in an
 unbootable state after an update.
 .
 Supports Generic processors.
 .
 Geared toward desktop and server systems.
 .
 You likely do not want to install this package directly. Instead, install
 the linux-generic meta-package, which will ensure that upgrades work
 correctly, and that supporting packages are also installed.

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linux-modules-ipu7-6.17.0-8-generic: Linux kernel ipu7 modules for version 6.17.0-8

 This package provides the Linux kernel ipu7 modules for version
 6.17.0-8.
 .
 You likely do not want to install this package directly. Instead, install the
 one of the linux-modules-ipu7-generic* meta-packages,
 which will ensure that upgrades work correctly, and that supporting packages are
 also installed.

linux-modules-iwlwifi-6.17.0-8-generic: Linux kernel iwlwifi modules for version 6.17.0-8

 This package provides the Linux kernel iwlwifi modules for version
 6.17.0-8.
 .
 You likely do not want to install this package directly. Instead, install the
 one of the linux-modules-iwlwifi-generic* meta-packages,
 which will ensure that upgrades work correctly, and that supporting packages are
 also installed.

linux-modules-usbio-6.17.0-8-generic: Linux kernel usbio modules for version 6.17.0-8

 This package provides the Linux kernel usbio modules for version
 6.17.0-8.
 .
 You likely do not want to install this package directly. Instead, install the
 one of the linux-modules-usbio-generic* meta-packages,
 which will ensure that upgrades work correctly, and that supporting packages are
 also installed.

linux-modules-vision-6.17.0-8-generic: Linux kernel vision modules for version 6.17.0-8

 This package provides the Linux kernel vision modules for version
 6.17.0-8.
 .
 You likely do not want to install this package directly. Instead, install the
 one of the linux-modules-vision-generic* meta-packages,
 which will ensure that upgrades work correctly, and that supporting packages are
 also installed.

linux-perf: Performance analysis tools for Linux
linux-source-6.17.0: Linux kernel source for version 6.17.0 with Ubuntu patches

 This package provides the source code for the Linux kernel version
 6.17.0.
 .
 This package is mainly meant for other packages to use, in order to build
 custom flavours.
 .
 If you wish to use this package to create a custom Linux kernel, then it
 is suggested that you investigate the package kernel-package, which has
 been designed to ease the task of creating kernel image packages.
 .
 If you are simply trying to build third-party modules for your kernel,
 you do not want this package. Install the appropriate linux-headers
 package instead.

linux-tools-6.17.0-8: Linux kernel version specific tools for version 6.17.0-8

 This package provides the architecture dependant parts for kernel
 version locked tools (such as perf and x86_energy_perf_policy) for
 version 6.17.0-8.
 You probably want to install linux-tools-6.17.0-8-<flavour>.

linux-tools-6.17.0-8-generic: Linux kernel version specific tools for version 6.17.0-8

 This package provides the architecture dependant parts for kernel
 version locked tools (such as x86_energy_perf_policy) for
 version 6.17.0-8.

linux-tools-6.17.0-8-generic-64k: Linux kernel version specific tools for version 6.17.0-8

 This package provides the architecture dependant parts for kernel
 version locked tools (such as x86_energy_perf_policy) for
 version 6.17.0-8.

linux-tools-common: Linux kernel version specific tools for version 6.18.0

 This package provides the architecture independent parts for kernel
 version locked tools (such as perf and x86_energy_perf_policy) for
 version 6.18.0.

linux-tools-host: Linux kernel VM host tools

 This package provides kernel tools useful for VM hosts.