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Comment by fermienrico | Hacker News Reader

Thanks. So apparently, my system:

  Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS (GNU/Linux 4.4.0-104-generic x86_64)

is unpatched! Is it because of LTS version? Most servers run this including mine.

Ubuntu has not released kernel updates for this issue yet.

Ubuntu say they will release a patch on or before the 9th of January.

They got caught out by the embargo being ended early.

Ubuntu’s kernel package updates are pending.

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