--- title: "Kernel Team Summary – September 20, 2017\n | Ubuntu" 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://ubuntu.com/blog/kernel-team-summary-september-20-2017?format=md keywords: index, follow --- 1. [Blog](https://ubuntu.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Canonical](https://ubuntu.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) ## Newsletter signup Get the latest Ubuntu 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/data-privacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### How we create a Canonical Academy exam](https://ubuntu.com/blog/how-we-create-a-canonical-academy-exam) Open source provides the world with access to cutting-edge software, and the learning that comes with it. But how do you validate someone’s skills in an open ecosystem?... [Ishani Ghoshal](https://ubuntu.com/blog/author/ishanighoshal) 2 September 2026 [### Surviving the uncharted: when dedicated OpenStack expertise is your best ally in disaster recovery](https://ubuntu.com/blog/support-restores-openstack) A customer’s OpenStack control plane went down overnight after their only backup proved stale. Canonical support rebuilt the database cluster live, service by service, without... [Lidia Luna Puerta](https://ubuntu.com/blog/author/lidia-luna) 1 September 2026 [### Canonical joins the Open Secure AI Alliance](https://ubuntu.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://ubuntu.com/blog/author/canonical) 28 August 2026 [### AI harnesses for telco autonomous networks](https://ubuntu.com/blog/ai-harnesses-for-telco-autonomous-networks) As the telco industry transitions toward Autonomous Networks Level 4, a fundamental architectural challenge has emerged: how do you build a secure, reliable and interoperable... [estelacarmona](https://ubuntu.com/blog/author/estelacarmona) 28 August 2026