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🚨 Fresh Flatcar Alpha, Beta, and Stable releases are now out with Linux 6.12.87 and a large set of kernel security fixes. The recently disclosed Linux “Dirty Frag” privilege escalation flaws are addressed in these releases.

🛡️ Flatcar was not affected by the “Copy Fail” issue because the vulnerable kernel option CONFIG_CRYPTO_USER_API_AEAD was never enabled.

🚀 Alpha 4694.0.0 ⚙️ Beta 4628.1.1 🛡️ Stable 4593.2.1 Highlights: • Linux 6.12.87 • Kernel security fixes • EROFS tools for containerd • OEM partition mount rework • ARM64 QEMU/KVM VNC serial logging • Updated firmware & CA certs