--- title: Seven stable kernels for Thursday with fix for critical... description: Greg Kroah-Hartman released seven stable Linux kernel updates (7.2.11, 6.18.57, 6.12.113, 6.6.159, 6.1.190, 5.15.223, and 5.10.272). The release includes a fix... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/seven-stable-kernels-for-thursday-with-fix-for-critical-vulnerability-b565kyjkf twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Seven stable kernels for Thursday with fix for critical vulnerability | daily.dev og:description: Greg Kroah-Hartman released seven stable Linux kernel updates (7.2.11, 6.18.57, 6.12.113, 6.6.159, 6.1.190, 5.15.223, and 5.10.272). The release includes a fix... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/seven-stable-kernels-for-thursday-with-fix-for-critical-vulnerability-b565kyjkf og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/B565KYjkf.png og:image:alt: Seven stable kernels for Thursday with fix for critical vulnerability og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Seven stable kernels for Thursday with fix for critical vulnerability **[LWN.net](https://daily.dev/sources/lwn)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Greg Kroah-Hartman released seven stable Linux kernel updates (7.2.11, 6.18.57, 6.12.113, 6.6.159, 6.1.190, 5.15.223, and 5.10.272). The release includes a fix for a critical vulnerability, CVE-2026-99999, in skb_checksum_help(), where an IPv4 packet with bad checksum metadata could corrupt the network header and cause disruptive effects, according to patch author Michael S. Tsirkin. All users are advised to upgrade. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is CVE-2026-99999 in the Linux kernel and which versions fix it? CVE-2026-99999 is a critical vulnerability in skb_checksum_help() where an IPv4 packet with bad checksum metadata can corrupt the network header and cause further disruption, as described by patch author Michael S. Tsirkin. It is fixed in the 7.2.11, 6.18.57, 6.12.113, 6.6.159, 6.1.190, 5.15.223, and 5.10.272 stable kernel releases, all announced together by Greg Kroah-Hartman. _Teams tracking kernel CVEs against their fleet can follow patch rollups like this on daily.dev._ ### Which Linux stable kernel versions were released together with security fixes this week? Seven stable kernels were released together: 7.2.11, 6.18.57, 6.12.113, 6.6.159, 6.1.190, 5.15.223, and 5.10.272. Greg Kroah-Hartman announced the batch, which includes a fix for the critical skb_checksum_help() vulnerability (CVE-2026-99999) across all seven maintained branches. _Sysadmins staging multi-branch kernel upgrades can keep an eye on releases like these via daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Seven stable kernels for Saturday including two security fixes](https://daily.dev/posts/seven-stable-kernels-for-saturday-including-two-security-fixes-sz8ygazld) · LWN.net · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Eight stable kernels with fix for a single vulnerability](https://daily.dev/posts/eight-stable-kernels-with-fix-for-a-single-vulnerability-fwk63qgar) · LWN.net · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Eight stable kernels for Wednesday](https://daily.dev/posts/eight-stable-kernels-for-wednesday-xaowpmqbo) · LWN.net · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Debian's latest kernel security update has 1,313 reasons to patch](https://daily.dev/posts/debian-s-latest-kernel-security-update-has-1-313-reasons-to-patch-pj3upxbyo) · The Register · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Three stable kernels for Thursday](https://daily.dev/posts/three-stable-kernels-for-thursday-m1uwpdqrv) · LWN.net · 3 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/seven-stable-kernels-for-thursday-with-fix-for-critical-vulnerability-b565kyjkf) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Seven stable kernels for Thursday with fix for critical vulnerability","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/seven-stable-kernels-for-thursday-with-fix-for-critical-vulnerability-b565kyjkf","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/seven-stable-kernels-for-thursday-with-fix-for-critical-vulnerability-b565kyjkf"},"datePublished":"2026-10-15T13:04:06.883Z","dateModified":"2026-10-22T19:22:12.319Z","description":"Greg Kroah-Hartman released seven stable Linux kernel updates (7.2.11, 6.18.57, 6.12.113, 6.6.159, 6.1.190, 5.15.223, and 5.10.272). 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