*** This bug is a security vulnerability ***
Public security bug reported:
In Precise after new HWE kernel was released the following message was
displayed to the user:
"New hardware support is available [Install]".
This is perfectly correct, but I have received some complaints from
sysadmins that this is a little bit misleading to end users.
The current approach leaves users with false sense of support and
security - since they will not receive any (includnig *security*) kernel
patches despite the fact that they have installed a LTS release.
In their opinion it should be emphasized that a new HWE kernel is
required to prolong the LTS-nature of the installed system (since most
of the HWE kernels will have up to a couple months of support).
So, if the current kernel is close to EOL and new HWE kernel is
available the message should clearly recommend upgrading the kernel to
maintain full system support.
** Affects: update-manager (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: cts
** Information type changed from Private Security to Public Security
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More explicit wording needed for HWE updates
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