Debian DSA-6602-1 Updates the Trixie Linux Kernel

Quick Answer

Trixie administrators should install linux 6.12.115-2, schedule a controlled reboot and verify the running kernel. Match each CVE to deployed features; Debian supplies no numeric CVSS score in this bulletin.

Last verified: 2026-11-02 UTC. Recheck the authoritative advisory and supported distribution channel before changing production.

Scope And Authority

Product scope	Debian stable (trixie) Linux kernel packages
Advisory	DSA-6602-1
CVEs	CVE-2024-58074, CVE-2025-22109, CVE-2025-23132, CVE-2025-23135, CVE-2025-37743, CVE-2025-37746, CVE-2025-37906, CVE-2025-38029, CVE-2025-38041, CVE-2025-38042, CVE-2025-38064, CVE-2025-38132, CVE-2025-38137, CVE-2025-38140, CVE-2025-38187, CVE-2025-38199, CVE-2025-38207, CVE-2025-38261, CVE-2025-38284, CVE-2025-38359, CVE-2025-38421, CVE-2025-38597, CVE-2025-38605, CVE-2025-38636, CVE-2025-38656, CVE-2025-39677, CVE-2025-39775, CVE-2025-39789, CVE-2025-39830, CVE-2025-39834, CVE-2025-39859, CVE-2025-39862, CVE-2025-39910, CVE-2025-39933, CVE-2025-39958, CVE-2025-40065, CVE-2025-40086, CVE-2025-40113, CVE-2025-40130, CVE-2025-40136, CVE-2025-40338, CVE-2025-40355, CVE-2025-68174, CVE-2025-68193, CVE-2025-68209, CVE-2025-68236, CVE-2025-68318, CVE-2025-68319, CVE-2025-68353, CVE-2025-68359, CVE-2025-68360, CVE-2025-68368, CVE-2025-68376, CVE-2025-68729, CVE-2025-68730, CVE-2025-68735, CVE-2025-68745, CVE-2025-68755, CVE-2025-71074, CVE-2025-71141, CVE-2025-71227, CVE-2025-71285, CVE-2025-71313, CVE-2026-100072, CVE-2026-100074, CVE-2026-100076, CVE-2026-100077, CVE-2026-23007, CVE-2026-23017, CVE-2026-23143, CVE-2026-23208, CVE-2026-23217, CVE-2026-23259, CVE-2026-23327, CVE-2026-23371, CVE-2026-23377, CVE-2026-23385, CVE-2026-23472, CVE-2026-31493, CVE-2026-31526, CVE-2026-31562, CVE-2026-31579, CVE-2026-31592, CVE-2026-31630, CVE-2026-31771, CVE-2026-43009, CVE-2026-43022, CVE-2026-43034, CVE-2026-43042, CVE-2026-43048, CVE-2026-43053, CVE-2026-43083, CVE-2026-43101, CVE-2026-43118, CVE-2026-43127, CVE-2026-43172, CVE-2026-43185, CVE-2026-43191, CVE-2026-43204, CVE-2026-43213, CVE-2026-43234, CVE-2026-43263, CVE-2026-43272, CVE-2026-43294, CVE-2026-43298, CVE-2026-43299, CVE-2026-43308, CVE-2026-43309, CVE-2026-43310, CVE-2026-43311, CVE-2026-43325, CVE-2026-43337, CVE-2026-43346, CVE-2026-43352, CVE-2026-43353, CVE-2026-43414, CVE-2026-43443, CVE-2026-43463, CVE-2026-43464, CVE-2026-43465, CVE-2026-43485, CVE-2026-45932, CVE-2026-45934, CVE-2026-45940, CVE-2026-45956, CVE-2026-45961, CVE-2026-46014, CVE-2026-46032, CVE-2026-46044, CVE-2026-46059, CVE-2026-46066, CVE-2026-46071, CVE-2026-46130, CVE-2026-46148, CVE-2026-46171, CVE-2026-46175, CVE-2026-46181, CVE-2026-46228, CVE-2026-46245, CVE-2026-46256, CVE-2026-46272, CVE-2026-46302, CVE-2026-46324, CVE-2026-46325, CVE-2026-46330, CVE-2026-52937, CVE-2026-52956, CVE-2026-52983, CVE-2026-52991, CVE-2026-53000, CVE-2026-53009, CVE-2026-53017, CVE-2026-53018, CVE-2026-53024, CVE-2026-53025, CVE-2026-53091, CVE-2026-53103, CVE-2026-53104, CVE-2026-53108, CVE-2026-53109, CVE-2026-53118, CVE-2026-53178, CVE-2026-53224, CVE-2026-53258, CVE-2026-53277, CVE-2026-53281, CVE-2026-53284, CVE-2026-53285, CVE-2026-53292, CVE-2026-53297, CVE-2026-53321, CVE-2026-53330, CVE-2026-53368, CVE-2026-53377, CVE-2026-53401, CVE-2026-63811, CVE-2026-63825, CVE-2026-63832, CVE-2026-63853, CVE-2026-63857, CVE-2026-63859, CVE-2026-63879, CVE-2026-63979, CVE-2026-63998, CVE-2026-63999, CVE-2026-64006, CVE-2026-64024, CVE-2026-64036, CVE-2026-64038, CVE-2026-64060, CVE-2026-64068, CVE-2026-64076, CVE-2026-64077, CVE-2026-64079, CVE-2026-64117, CVE-2026-64146, CVE-2026-64154, CVE-2026-64159, CVE-2026-64190, CVE-2026-64213, CVE-2026-64283, CVE-2026-64388, CVE-2026-64389, CVE-2026-64400, CVE-2026-64513, CVE-2026-68081, CVE-2026-68105, CVE-2026-68211, CVE-2026-68233, CVE-2026-68238, CVE-2026-68241, CVE-2026-68242, CVE-2026-68258, CVE-2026-68291, CVE-2026-68295, CVE-2026-68312, CVE-2026-68323, CVE-2026-68375, CVE-2026-68383, CVE-2026-68393, CVE-2026-68399, CVE-2026-68400, CVE-2026-68401, CVE-2026-68404, CVE-2026-68409, CVE-2026-68412, CVE-2026-68418, CVE-2026-68421, CVE-2026-68426, CVE-2026-68435, CVE-2026-68436, CVE-2026-68441, CVE-2026-68447, CVE-2026-68448, CVE-2026-68453, CVE-2026-68470, CVE-2026-68471, CVE-2026-72009, CVE-2026-72031, CVE-2026-72073, CVE-2026-72098, CVE-2026-72162, CVE-2026-72288, CVE-2026-72321, CVE-2026-72329, CVE-2026-72337, CVE-2026-72341, CVE-2026-72366, CVE-2026-72367, CVE-2026-72375, CVE-2026-72380, CVE-2026-72383, CVE-2026-72388, CVE-2026-72397, CVE-2026-72398, CVE-2026-72404, CVE-2026-72423, CVE-2026-72439, CVE-2026-72440, CVE-2026-72488, CVE-2026-72493, CVE-2026-72494, CVE-2026-72495, CVE-2026-72497, CVE-2026-72499, CVE-2026-72500, CVE-2026-72501, CVE-2026-74257, CVE-2026-74261, CVE-2026-74264, CVE-2026-74269, CVE-2026-74272, CVE-2026-74273, CVE-2026-74317, CVE-2026-74338, CVE-2026-74344, CVE-2026-74350, CVE-2026-74368, CVE-2026-74373, CVE-2026-74374, CVE-2026-74375, CVE-2026-74385, CVE-2026-74388, CVE-2026-74405, CVE-2026-74407, CVE-2026-74449, CVE-2026-74466, CVE-2026-74506, CVE-2026-74513, CVE-2026-74520, CVE-2026-74527, CVE-2026-74529, CVE-2026-74530, CVE-2026-74533, CVE-2026-74537, CVE-2026-74538, CVE-2026-74542, CVE-2026-74544, CVE-2026-74558, CVE-2026-74559, CVE-2026-74571, CVE-2026-74600, CVE-2026-74605, CVE-2026-74611, CVE-2026-74687, CVE-2026-74690, CVE-2026-74695, CVE-2026-74697, CVE-2026-74711, CVE-2026-74713, CVE-2026-74715, CVE-2026-74723, CVE-2026-74728, CVE-2026-74729, CVE-2026-74733, CVE-2026-74734, CVE-2026-74747, CVE-2026-74752, CVE-2026-74754, CVE-2026-80581, CVE-2026-80607, CVE-2026-80614, CVE-2026-80616, CVE-2026-80623, CVE-2026-80628, CVE-2026-80631, CVE-2026-80634, CVE-2026-80643, CVE-2026-80653, CVE-2026-80655, CVE-2026-80662, CVE-2026-80668, CVE-2026-80692, CVE-2026-80693, CVE-2026-80698, CVE-2026-80705, CVE-2026-80734, CVE-2026-80738, CVE-2026-80747, CVE-2026-80761, CVE-2026-80786, CVE-2026-80866, CVE-2026-80884, CVE-2026-80905, CVE-2026-80920, CVE-2026-80948, CVE-2026-89528, CVE-2026-89534, CVE-2026-89537, CVE-2026-89601, CVE-2026-89631, CVE-2026-89642, CVE-2026-89648, CVE-2026-89654, CVE-2026-89682, CVE-2026-89705, CVE-2026-89709, CVE-2026-89757, CVE-2026-89788, CVE-2026-89808, CVE-2026-89810, CVE-2026-89811, CVE-2026-89812, CVE-2026-89813, CVE-2026-89833, CVE-2026-89906, CVE-2026-89913, CVE-2026-89920, CVE-2026-89987, CVE-2026-90061, CVE-2026-90083, CVE-2026-90084, CVE-2026-90086, CVE-2026-90087, CVE-2026-90093, CVE-2026-90097, CVE-2026-90099, CVE-2026-90104, CVE-2026-90105, CVE-2026-90106, CVE-2026-90111, CVE-2026-90116, CVE-2026-90142, CVE-2026-90144, CVE-2026-90149, CVE-2026-90154, CVE-2026-90155, CVE-2026-90156, CVE-2026-90161, CVE-2026-90162, CVE-2026-90167, CVE-2026-90174, CVE-2026-90177, CVE-2026-90179, CVE-2026-90182, CVE-2026-90183, CVE-2026-90204, CVE-2026-90205, CVE-2026-90206, CVE-2026-90208, CVE-2026-90217, CVE-2026-90231, CVE-2026-90232, CVE-2026-90234, CVE-2026-90240, CVE-2026-90247, CVE-2026-90256, CVE-2026-90259, CVE-2026-90260, CVE-2026-90263, CVE-2026-90264, CVE-2026-90265, CVE-2026-90267, CVE-2026-90273, CVE-2026-90289, CVE-2026-90300, CVE-2026-90301, CVE-2026-90311, CVE-2026-90320, CVE-2026-90321, CVE-2026-90324, CVE-2026-90326, CVE-2026-90328, CVE-2026-90330, CVE-2026-90333, CVE-2026-90335, CVE-2026-90336, CVE-2026-90337, CVE-2026-90343, CVE-2026-90345, CVE-2026-90346, CVE-2026-90347, CVE-2026-90351, CVE-2026-90359, CVE-2026-90363, CVE-2026-90365, CVE-2026-90367, CVE-2026-90408, CVE-2026-90409, CVE-2026-90417, CVE-2026-90421, CVE-2026-90422, CVE-2026-90424, CVE-2026-90427, CVE-2026-92480, CVE-2026-92482, CVE-2026-92485, CVE-2026-92503, CVE-2026-92520, CVE-2026-93058, CVE-2026-93081, CVE-2026-93100, CVE-2026-93104, CVE-2026-93105, CVE-2026-93116, CVE-2026-93122, CVE-2026-93125, CVE-2026-93129, CVE-2026-93144, CVE-2026-93146, CVE-2026-93148, CVE-2026-93168, CVE-2026-93175, CVE-2026-93176, CVE-2026-93181, CVE-2026-93202, CVE-2026-93216, CVE-2026-93221, CVE-2026-93230, CVE-2026-93251, CVE-2026-93260, CVE-2026-93272, CVE-2026-93282, CVE-2026-97422, CVE-2026-97424, CVE-2026-97432, CVE-2026-97477, CVE-2026-97478, CVE-2026-97479, CVE-2026-97480, CVE-2026-97493, CVE-2026-97501, CVE-2026-97503, CVE-2026-97513, CVE-2026-97515, CVE-2026-97538, CVE-2026-97554, CVE-2026-97561, CVE-2026-97928, CVE-2026-97960, CVE-2026-97962, CVE-2026-97975, CVE-2026-97988, CVE-2026-97989, CVE-2026-97997, CVE-2026-98003, CVE-2026-98019, CVE-2026-98032, CVE-2026-98033, CVE-2026-98034, CVE-2026-98038, CVE-2026-98043, CVE-2026-98044, CVE-2026-98047, CVE-2026-98048, CVE-2026-98049, CVE-2026-98053, CVE-2026-98058, CVE-2026-98062, CVE-2026-98067, CVE-2026-98073, CVE-2026-98079, CVE-2026-98084, CVE-2026-98085, CVE-2026-98099, CVE-2026-98124, CVE-2026-98131, CVE-2026-98134, CVE-2026-98147, CVE-2026-98148, CVE-2026-98156, CVE-2026-98916, CVE-2026-98974, CVE-2026-98975, CVE-2026-98977, CVE-2026-98981, CVE-2026-98985, CVE-2026-98993, CVE-2026-99002, CVE-2026-99009, CVE-2026-99014, CVE-2026-99019, CVE-2026-99027, CVE-2026-99028, CVE-2026-99041, CVE-2026-99044, CVE-2026-99077, CVE-2026-99082, CVE-2026-99083, CVE-2026-99085, CVE-2026-99092, CVE-2026-99098, CVE-2026-99100, CVE-2026-99103, CVE-2026-99105, CVE-2026-99106, CVE-2026-99110, CVE-2026-99112, CVE-2026-99113, CVE-2026-99114, CVE-2026-99115, CVE-2026-99117, CVE-2026-99118, CVE-2026-99121, CVE-2026-99123, CVE-2026-99124, CVE-2026-99126, CVE-2026-99127, CVE-2026-99128, CVE-2026-99130, CVE-2026-99131, CVE-2026-99132, CVE-2026-99133, CVE-2026-99134, CVE-2026-99135, CVE-2026-99136, CVE-2026-99138, CVE-2026-99139, CVE-2026-99140, CVE-2026-99142, CVE-2026-99143, CVE-2026-99147, CVE-2026-99150, CVE-2026-99152, CVE-2026-99153, CVE-2026-99154, CVE-2026-99155, CVE-2026-99156, CVE-2026-99157, CVE-2026-99158, CVE-2026-99159, CVE-2026-99160, CVE-2026-99161, CVE-2026-99163, CVE-2026-99165, CVE-2026-99166, CVE-2026-99167, CVE-2026-99169, CVE-2026-99171, CVE-2026-99173, CVE-2026-99174, CVE-2026-99175, CVE-2026-99176, CVE-2026-99178, CVE-2026-99179, CVE-2026-99180, CVE-2026-99181, CVE-2026-99182, CVE-2026-99187, CVE-2026-99191, CVE-2026-99192, CVE-2026-99201, CVE-2026-99202, CVE-2026-99203, CVE-2026-99204, CVE-2026-99206, CVE-2026-99211, CVE-2026-99212, CVE-2026-99213, CVE-2026-99214, CVE-2026-99216
Authoritative release date	2026-11-02 16:13:42 UTC
Authority revision date	Initial security announcement; no separate revision is stated.
Affected versions	Trixie Linux kernel packages before the DSA-6602-1 fixed build; individual CVE applicability depends on kernel configuration, hardware and enabled features.
Fixed version	linux 6.12.115-2 for Debian stable (trixie)
CVSS base score	Not provided by the authority
CVSS severity	Not provided by the authority
Exploitation status	The cited authority does not state that this issue is being maliciously exploited.; no exploitation claim is inferred.

Authority-Specific Scope And Version Evidence

Package scope	Stable distribution trixie; fixed source version 6.12.115-2. CVE-specific affected features require individual applicability review.

What Changed

Debian published a kernel update for multiple privilege-escalation, denial-of-service and information-disclosure vulnerabilities.

What To Validate Now

1. Inventory. Record Debian release, kernel package and running build, architecture, drivers, clusters, workloads and maintenance owners.
2. Establish applicability. Match the documented versions, enabled features and attack prerequisites to the deployment before assigning applicability.
3. Remediate. Install the supported security update and reboot into the fixed kernel, following the applicable system and cluster maintenance procedure.
4. Validate. Verify the running kernel, storage, network, external modules and workload health after reboot; retain package and boot evidence.
5. Retain evidence. Preserve asset and owner identifiers, the applicability decision, before-and-after versions, change approval, installation output, validation results, and any exception or rollback record.

Operational Cautions

Do not assume that every listed CVE affects every host. The bulletin is scoped to stable trixie and does not establish fixed versions for other Debian releases.

Evidence To Retain

• Exact product, release stream, package or application version, enabled feature, environment, and accountable owner.
• UTC timestamps, authority revision, approved change record, installer or package-manager output, and resulting version.
• Relevant logs and monitoring evidence, test results, exceptions, compensating controls, and rollback decisions.

Related TechGeeks Resources

• TechGeeks Security Notice Center
• All Security Notices

Authoritative References

• DSA-6602-1

Correction policy: If the authority changes affected versions, fixed versions, severity, exploitation information, mitigations, or required action, TechGeeks will update this notice and its verification date.