Ubuntu to get quicker Linux kernel security updates due to so many AI reports

Ubuntu maker Canonical announced they're going to be pushing out Linux kernel upgrades more rapidly, due to the increasing amount of security issues.

A lot of this they said is coming from "artificial intelligence: large language models (LLMs) and specialized AI agents", since now a lot more people have access to models that can quite easily scan through code to find issues. Something that previously took a lot more time and effort.

They said as the result of it that the amount of CVEs being reported for the Linux kernel has increased quickly, and if you look at the chart they included you can see it's rather dramatic:

So what are they doing? Canonical are moving to a clear unified two-week cycle of releasing fresh updates to the Ubuntu Linux kernel to address the onslaught of issues. So week 1 preps and tests, week 2 goes through certification and releases at the end of it, while they begin release prep again for the following week.

What for issues where no patch exists? Canonical said they aim to provide prompt and safe workarounds for people to use so you're not left unprotected. If nothing exists to help they said they will point users towards general hardening steps to take instead. Their overall goal is to "get environments into a defensible, safer state within 24 to 48 hours of public disclosure – well before a patch ships" to buy users time for environments where it's essential.