Ask HN: What in the world is taking Ubuntu so long?
216 points by linsomniac 5 days ago | 138 comments
tl;dr: An Ubuntu user is frustrated that CVE-2026-98432, rated 9.8 critical, has remained unpatched for nearly a week and is still marked "work in progress," though a mitigation has been listed. They question whether Ubuntu is struggling due to too many kernel variants, insufficient build/test automation, or overwhelmed engineers, and worry about Canonical's ability to keep pace as security issues proliferate.
HN Discussion:
  • ↓Fixes were already available in the proposed repo and are now rolling out to updates
  • ↑Canonical has broader organizational problems and missed opportunities beyond this CVE
  • ↑The author's confidence in Ubuntu was misplaced to begin with
  • ↓Questions the real-world severity by asking about documented exploits
  • ~Frustration led to switching distros after proposed kernel broke tools