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Calls for Presentations
CFP Deadlines: January 9, 2025 to March 10, 2025
The following listing of CFP deadlines is taken from the LWN.net CFP Calendar.
| Deadline | Event Dates | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 12 | May 13 May 17 |
RustWeek / RustNL 2025 | Utrecht, The Netherlands |
| January 13 | March 18 March 20 |
Linux Foundation Member Summit | Napa, CA, US |
| January 15 | April 29 April 30 |
stackconf 2025 | Munich, Germany |
| January 17 | March 10 March 14 |
Netdev 0x19 | Zagreb, Croatia |
| January 27 | January 28 | Linaro Forum for Arm Linux Kernel Topics | Virtual , NA |
| February 1 | April 14 April 15 |
foss-north 2025 | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| February 1 | May 8 May 9 |
PostgreSQL Conference Germany | Berlin, Germany |
| February 13 | May 14 May 16 |
Linaro Connect Lisbon 2025 | Lisbon, Portugal |
| February 17 | June 23 June 25 |
Open Source Summit North America | Denver, CO, US |
| February 22 | May 22 | NLUUG Spring Conference 2025 | Utrecht, The Netherlands |
| February 23 | June 15 June 17 |
Berlin Buzzwords | Berlin, Germany |
| February 23 | June 5 June 8 |
Flock to Fedora 2025 | Prague, Czech Republic |
| February 28 | March 24 March 28 |
TechWeekStorage 25 | Geneva, Switzerland |
| March 1 | April 26 | Central Pennsylvania Open Source Conference | Lancaster, PA, US |
| March 1 | April 26 | 21st Linux Infotag Augsburg | Augsburg, Germany |
| March 2 | June 12 June 14 |
DevConf.CZ | Brno, Czech Republic |
If the CFP deadline for your event does not appear here, please tell us about it.
Upcoming Events
Events: January 9, 2025 to March 10, 2025
The following event listing is taken from the LWN.net Calendar.
| Date(s) | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| January 20 January 22 |
Everything Open 2025 | Adelaide, Australia |
| January 28 | Linaro Forum for Arm Linux Kernel Topics | Virtual , NA |
| February 1 February 2 |
FOSDEM | Brussels, Belgium |
| February 4 February 5 |
State of Open Con | London, UK |
| March 6 March 9 |
SCALE 22x | Pasadena, CA, US |
If your event does not appear here, please tell us about it.
Security updates
Alert summary December 25, 2024 to January 8, 2025
| Dist. | ID | Release | Package | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux | ALSA-2025:0012 | 8 | python-requests | 2025-01-06 |
| Debian | DLA-4005-1 | LTS | debootstrap | 2024-12-31 |
| Debian | DSA-5837-1 | stable | fastnetmon | 2024-12-26 |
| Debian | DSA-5838-1 | stable | gst-plugins-good1.0 | 2024-12-29 |
| Debian | DLA-4008-1 | LTS | linux-6.1 | 2025-01-03 |
| Debian | DLA-4003-1 | LTS | node-postcss | 2024-12-26 |
| Debian | DLA-4004-1 | LTS | opensc | 2024-12-28 |
| Debian | DLA-4006-1 | LTS | python-django | 2024-12-31 |
| Debian | DLA-4007-1 | LTS | python-tornado | 2025-01-01 |
| Debian | DSA-5835-1 | stable | webkit2gtk | 2024-12-25 |
| Debian | DSA-5836-1 | stable | xen | 2024-12-26 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2024-4f08c1a90a | F41 | age | 2024-12-27 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2024-4b0288e34f | F40 | dr_libs | 2024-12-27 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2024-72a8e64069 | F41 | dr_libs | 2024-12-27 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2025-6fcde64d77 | F41 | firefox | 2025-01-08 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2024-0912cd3ad9 | F41 | incus | 2024-12-27 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2024-0fa283c43a | F40 | iwd | 2025-01-03 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2024-256818da09 | F41 | iwd | 2024-12-30 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2024-0fa283c43a | F40 | libell | 2025-01-03 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2024-256818da09 | F41 | libell | 2024-12-30 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2024-9f3765a04b | F40 | libxml2 | 2025-01-01 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2024-867a14de12 | F41 | libxml2 | 2024-12-27 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2024-bdda1791b5 | F40 | moodle | 2024-12-27 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2024-ddb5f7c0a3 | F41 | moodle | 2024-12-27 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2025-7d002ee0e7 | F41 | mupdf | 2025-01-08 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2024-112fde4e1b | F40 | ofono | 2025-01-06 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2024-d6b0e72e3d | F40 | php-tcpdf | 2025-01-08 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2024-7d6412477b | F41 | php-tcpdf | 2025-01-08 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2024-1a2f1733ad | F41 | python-sql | 2024-12-27 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2024-14c006b8bb | F40 | sympa | 2024-12-25 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2024-88ad2bee84 | F41 | sympa | 2024-12-26 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2024-2a31fce8eb | F40 | tomcat | 2024-12-25 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2024-2cb3145f8d | F41 | tomcat | 2024-12-25 |
| Fedora | FEDORA-2024-03a1955920 | F40 | webkitgtk | 2025-01-04 |
| Mageia | MGASA-2025-0001 | 9 | ruby | 2025-01-04 |
| Mageia | MGASA-2025-0002 | 9 | virtualbox & kmod-virtualbox | 2025-01-04 |
| Oracle | ELSA-2024-10882 | OL7 | postgresql | 2024-12-26 |
| Oracle | ELSA-2025-0012 | OL8 | python-requests | 2025-01-06 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2024:10289-01 | EL8 | container-tools:rhel8 | 2025-01-02 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2024:11486-01 | EL9 | kernel | 2024-12-24 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2024:9277-01 | EL9 | oci-seccomp-bpf-hook | 2025-01-06 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2024:6837-01 | EL8 | pcp | 2024-12-26 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2024:6840-01 | EL8.2 | pcp | 2024-12-26 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2024:6842-01 | EL8.4 | pcp | 2024-12-26 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2024:6843-01 | EL8.6 | pcp | 2024-12-26 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2024:6844-01 | EL8.8 | pcp | 2024-12-26 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2024:6848-01 | EL9 | pcp | 2024-12-26 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2024:9452-01 | EL9 | pcp | 2024-12-26 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2024:6846-01 | EL9.0 | pcp | 2024-12-26 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2024:6847-01 | EL9.2 | pcp | 2024-12-26 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2025:0012-01 | EL8 | python-requests | 2025-01-03 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2024:11048-01 | EL7 | python-virtualenv | 2025-01-01 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2024:10953-01 | EL8 | python36:3.6 | 2025-01-01 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2024:11091-01 | EL8.2 | python36:3.6 | 2025-01-01 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2025:0002-01 | EL8.4 | python36:3.6 | 2025-01-01 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2024:11094-01 | EL8.6 | python36:3.6 | 2025-01-01 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2024:11093-01 | EL8.8 | python36:3.6 | 2025-01-01 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2024:9200-01 | EL9 | runc | 2025-01-06 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2024:9601-01 | EL9.0 | tigervnc | 2024-12-26 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2024:9579-01 | EL9.2 | tigervnc | 2024-12-26 |
| Red Hat | RHSA-2024:8798-01 | EL8 | xorg-x11-server and xorg-x11-server-Xwayland | 2024-12-26 |
| SUSE | openSUSE-SU-2024:14610-1 | TW | assimp-devel | 2024-12-30 |
| SUSE | openSUSE-SU-2024:0417-1 | osB15 | chromium | 2024-12-28 |
| SUSE | openSUSE-SU-2025:14615-1 | TW | corepack22 | 2025-01-04 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2025:0018-1 | SLE15 oS15.6 | dpdk | 2025-01-06 |
| SUSE | openSUSE-SU-2025:0003-1 | osB15 | etcd | 2025-01-07 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2025:0032-1 | SLE12 | file-roller | 2025-01-07 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2024:4433-1 | SLE15 SLE-m5.5 oS15.5 oS15.6 | govulncheck-vulndb | 2024-12-30 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2024:4436-1 | SLE15 oS15.5 | grpc | 2024-12-30 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2025:0031-1 | SLE15 oS15.6 | gtk3 | 2025-01-07 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2025:0035-1 | SLE12 | kernel | 2025-01-08 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2025:0034-1 | SLE12 | kernel | 2025-01-08 |
| SUSE | openSUSE-SU-2024:14611-1 | TW | libQt6Pdf6 | 2024-12-30 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2025:0005-1 | SLE15 oS15.6 | liboqs, oqs-provider | 2025-01-02 |
| SUSE | openSUSE-SU-2025:14616-1 | TW | libpoppler-cpp1 | 2025-01-04 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2025:0011-1 | oS15.4 | pcp | 2025-01-03 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2024:4423-1 | SLE12 | poppler | 2024-12-26 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2024:4432-1 | SLE15 | poppler | 2024-12-30 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2024:4435-1 | SLE15 oS15.6 | poppler | 2024-12-30 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2024:4421-1 | oS15.4 | poppler | 2024-12-24 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2024:4422-1 | oS15.5 | poppler | 2024-12-24 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2025:0029-1 | MP4.3 SLE15 SLE-m5.1 SLE-m5.2 SLE-m5.3 SLE-m5.4 SLE-m5.5 SES7.1 oS15.5 osM5.5 | python-Jinja2 | 2025-01-07 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2025:0006-1 | MP4.3 SLE15 oS15.4 oS15.5 oS15.6 | python-Jinja2 | 2025-01-02 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2025:0016-1 | SLE12 | python-Jinja2 | 2025-01-06 |
| SUSE | openSUSE-SU-2025:0008-1 | osB15 | python-django-ckeditor | 2025-01-07 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2024:4428-1 | MP4.3 SLE15 oS15.4 | python-grpcio | 2024-12-27 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2024:4429-1 | SLE15 oS15.5 | python-grpcio | 2024-12-27 |
| SUSE | openSUSE-SU-2025:14617-1 | TW | rizin | 2025-01-06 |
| SUSE | openSUSE-SU-2025:0004-1 | osB15 | rubygem-json-jwt | 2025-01-07 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2025:0012-1 | SLE12 | sysstat | 2025-01-03 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2025:0019-1 | SLE15 SLE-m5.1 SLE-m5.2 SLE-m5.3 SLE-m5.4 SLE-m5.5 oS15.6 osM5.5 | sysstat | 2025-01-06 |
| SUSE | SUSE-SU-2025:0033-1 | SLE15 oS15.6 | tomcat10 | 2025-01-08 |
| SUSE | openSUSE-SU-2025:14613-1 | TW | velero | 2025-01-02 |
| Ubuntu | USN-7189-1 | 14.04 16.04 18.04 20.04 | HTMLDOC | 2025-01-08 |
| Ubuntu | USN-7182-1 | 22.04 24.04 24.10 | ceph | 2025-01-06 |
| Ubuntu | USN-7188-1 | 16.04 18.04 20.04 22.04 | ffmpeg | 2025-01-08 |
| Ubuntu | USN-7185-1 | 16.04 18.04 | linux, linux-aws, linux-aws-hwe, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-4.15, linux-hwe, linux-kvm, linux-oracle | 2025-01-06 |
| Ubuntu | USN-7183-1 | 14.04 16.04 | linux, linux-lts-xenial | 2025-01-06 |
| Ubuntu | USN-7179-2 | 20.04 22.04 | linux-aws, linux-aws-5.15, linux-gcp, linux-gcp-5.15, linux-hwe-5.15, linux-nvidia, linux-oracle, linux-raspi | 2025-01-06 |
| Ubuntu | USN-7184-1 | 14.04 16.04 | linux-aws, linux-kvm | 2025-01-06 |
| Ubuntu | USN-7169-3 | 24.10 | linux-aws, linux-raspi | 2025-01-07 |
| Ubuntu | USN-7179-3 | 22.04 | linux-gke | 2025-01-07 |
| Ubuntu | USN-7167-2 | 22.04 24.04 | linux-hwe-6.8, linux-lowlatency, linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 | 2025-01-07 |
| Ubuntu | USN-7154-2 | 22.04 | linux-hwe-6.8 | 2025-01-06 |
| Ubuntu | USN-7186-1 | 22.04 | linux-intel-iotg | 2025-01-06 |
| Ubuntu | USN-7187-1 | 24.04 | linux-oem-6.11 | 2025-01-06 |
| Ubuntu | USN-7159-5 | 18.04 | linux-raspi-5.4 | 2025-01-06 |
| Ubuntu | USN-7181-1 | 14.04 | salt | 2025-01-06 |
| Ubuntu | USN-7140-2 | 14.04 | tinyproxy | 2025-01-06 |
| Ubuntu | USN-7190-1 | 14.04 16.04 18.04 20.04 22.04 24.04 | tinyproxy | 2025-01-08 |
Kernel patches of interest
Kernel releases
Architecture-specific
Build system
Core kernel
Masami Hiramatsu (Google)
tracing: fprobe: function_graph: Multi-function graph and fprobe on fgraph
Dec 26
Development tools
Device drivers
Antheas Kapenekakis
hwmon: (oxpsensors) Add 2024 OneXPlayer line-up, add charge limiting and turbo LED, fix ABI
Dec 26
Manivannan Sadhasivam via B4 Relay
PCI/pwrctrl: Rework pwrctrl driver integration and add driver for PCI slot
Dec 31
Thomas Antoine via B4 Relay
Google Pixel 6 (oriole): max77759 fuel gauge enablement and driver support
Jan 02
Shiju Jose
EDAC: Scrub: introduce generic EDAC RAS control feature driver + CXL/ACPI-RAS2 drivers
Jan 06
Hans de Goede
power: supply: Add adc-battery-helper lib and Intel Dollar Cove TI CC battery driver
Jan 07
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