Greg Kroah-Hartman released four new stable Linux kernels (7.0.2, 6.18.25, 6.12.84, 6.6.136) containing security and stability fixes. Users are advised to upgrade to receive important improvements across the codebase.
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Four new stable kernels for Monday
Greg Kroah-Hartman releases security patches across four active Linux kernel versions (6.6 through 7.0) to address stability issues and security vulnerabilities.
Monday, April 27, 2026 12:00 PM UTC2 MIN READSOURCE: LWN.netBY sys://pipeline
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