Debian Updates the Trixie Linux Kernel for 43 Vulnerabilities
Tech GuruQuick Answer
Update Debian trixie linux packages to 6.12.117-1 and reboot into the corrected kernel under an approved maintenance plan. Validate services and external modules before broad rollout.
Confirm Scope And Apply The Supported Remediation
What to do now: Identify Debian trixie hosts, installed and running kernel versions, architecture, kernel-dependent workloads and external modules. Map each CVE to the actual kernel configuration. Do not extend this package fix to other Debian releases or separately maintained kernels. Install the supported Debian security packages and ensure the corrected kernel is active; plan a reboot and retain a tested recovery option. Record package versions and the active kernel after reboot. Test networking, storage, drivers, critical applications and monitoring; retain boot and workload evidence.
Last verified: 2026-11-14 UTC. Recheck the authoritative advisory and supported distribution channel before changing production.
Scope And Authority
| Product scope | Debian 13 trixie Linux kernel packages |
|---|---|
| Advisory | DSA-6628-1 |
| CVEs | CVE-2026-89866, CVE-2026-92499, CVE-2026-98176, CVE-2026-98177, CVE-2026-98180, CVE-2026-98228, CVE-2026-98408, CVE-2026-98439, CVE-2026-98449, CVE-2026-98466, CVE-2026-98674, CVE-2026-98682, CVE-2026-98683, CVE-2026-98684, CVE-2026-98685, CVE-2026-98714, CVE-2026-98715, CVE-2026-98786, CVE-2026-98853, CVE-2026-98863, CVE-2026-98920, CVE-2026-98978, CVE-2026-98989, CVE-2026-98996, CVE-2026-99021, CVE-2026-99026, CVE-2026-99076, CVE-2026-99086, CVE-2026-99087, CVE-2026-99109, CVE-2026-99122, CVE-2026-99146, CVE-2026-99172, CVE-2026-99270, CVE-2026-99271, CVE-2026-99273, CVE-2026-99274, CVE-2026-99281, CVE-2026-99282, CVE-2026-99283, CVE-2026-99286, CVE-2026-99287, CVE-2026-99288 |
| Authoritative release date | 2026-11-13T21:19:06Z — Debian announcement message timestamp. |
| Authority revision date | No separate material revision date is provided by the authority. |
| Affected versions | Debian trixie linux packages before 6.12.117-1. Individual vulnerability applicability depends on architecture, enabled kernel components and local configuration. |
| Fixed version | Debian trixie linux packages 6.12.117-1. |
| CVSS base score | Not provided by the authority |
| CVSS severity | Not provided by the authority |
| Exploitation status | Debian does not confirm exploitation in the wild in this advisory.; no exploitation claim is inferred. |
What Changed
Debian fixes 43 Linux kernel CVEs that can result in privilege escalation, denial of service or information disclosure. The advisory supplies the corrected package for Debian trixie.
What To Validate Now
- Inventory. Identify Debian trixie hosts, installed and running kernel versions, architecture, kernel-dependent workloads and external modules.
- Establish applicability. Map each CVE to the actual kernel configuration. Do not extend this package fix to other Debian releases or separately maintained kernels.
- Remediate. Install the supported Debian security packages and ensure the corrected kernel is active; plan a reboot and retain a tested recovery option.
- Validate. Record package versions and the active kernel after reboot. Test networking, storage, drivers, critical applications and monitoring; retain boot and workload evidence.
- 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
Kernel package installation alone does not replace running kernel code. Coordinate availability and external-module compatibility; preserve rollback media and follow local change procedures.
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.
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Authoritative References
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.
