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Turns out I have been updating wrong all this time! 🤦🏼 (the.unknown-universe.co.uk)

submitted 12 hours ago by TheIPW@lemmy.ml to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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I’ve been running my home lab since 2021 and honestly thought my update routine was solid: apt update && apt upgrade, reboot, job done.

Turns out I was wrong. I was checking CVE‑2026‑31431 (Copy Fail) this morning and realised that despite my “successful” updates, I was still running a vulnerable kernel from March.

I’ve had to rethink how I handle host updates. If you’re relying on a standard upgrade and a reboot to keep Proxmox or Debian hosts safe, you might want to check if yours is lying to you as well.

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[–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 4 points 12 hours ago (6 children)

Uhm, you dont update the host OS??

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago (3 children)

I'm the same way. My Debian server is two versions out of date, but it's still getting security updates and works, so why in the world would I upgrade?

[–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 1 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

Because the kernel and packages are severely outdated, only getting urgent patches

[–] RichardNixos@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

This seems to me like a pretty urgent patch

[–] boredsquirrel@slrpnk.net 1 points 4 hours ago

Yes but there are tons of others that dont get CVEs lol

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