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Update Summary

Ubuntu 22.04.2 includes bug fixes across installation, upgrade, desktop, server, cloud, and hardware support, plus all security updates released through 2023-02-17. It also enables the HWE kernel variant for 22.04.2. Reference IDs: USN-5879-1.

Update Details

Security

  • Includes all Ubuntu Security Notice updates affecting Ubuntu 22.04 LTS released through 2023-02-17, including USN-5879-1.
  • Python 3.10 fixes CVE-2022-37454 buffer overflow in _sha3.
  • MySQL 8.0 notes a SECURITY REGRESSION related to PyMySQL.

Bug Fixes

  • Installer and live image fixes for Ubiquity, Casper, GRUB, language selection, and GNOME Initial Setup.
  • Upgrade path fixes in apt, ubuntu-release-upgrader, and update-manager to reduce upgrade failures and improve security-status reporting.
  • Desktop fixes for GNOME Shell, GNOME Control Center, Xwayland, Mutter, PipeWire, PulseAudio, Mesa, and related components.
  • Server and cloud fixes for OpenStack Yoga packages, cloud-init, libvirt, OpenVPN, Apache, NFS, OpenLDAP, and Open vSwitch.
  • Kernel and hardware fixes for AMD, Intel, Raptor Lake, IPU6 cameras, Bluetooth, suspend/resume, and multiple OEM/azure/aws HWE tracks.
  • Apport fixes for crash reporting, stdin handling in containers, and setuid program permissions.
  • Ubuntu Advantage/Pro client fixes for apt hooks, ESM status handling, cache cleanup, and service robustness.

New Features

  • Enables the HWE kernel variant for 22.04.2.
  • Adds Ubuntu Pro integration in GNOME Initial Setup and replaces Livepatch integration in software-properties.
  • Adds support for the Antelope Ubuntu Cloud Archive on 22.04.
  • Adds Active Directory Watch Daemon adwatchd in adsys.
  • Adds support for 5G connections in GNOME Control Center.

Hints

  • This release covers only packages in main and restricted; additional changes exist in universe and multiverse.
  • Updated CD images are provided with installation bug fixes.
  • For full details, refer to individual package changelogs.
  • The HWE kernel is enabled for 22.04.2, and RISC-V server-live images do not offer the HWE kernel.
Product Information

Vendor: Canonical

Product: Ubuntu

Version: Ubuntu 22.04.2

Release date: Feb 17, 2023