Here is a summary of the Pop!_OS package updates for the week starting July 30, 2023.

Overview

This was a big week in updates with an updated linux kernel and mesa (ie. graphics stack). Besides this, we also saw upgrades to firefox and a number of developer tools such as GCC, Python, and docker.

July 31, 2023

Pop!_OS (265)

  • amd64-microcode: Update from 3.20220411.1 to 3.20230719.1

    • Fixes for CVE-2023-20593 “Zenbleed” on AMD Zen2 processors

  • keyboard-configurator: Update from 1.3.7~1689344951 to 1.3.7~1690556019

    • Fixes, adds darp9, switches internal data structure for consistent keymap ordering

  • firefox: Update from 115.0 to 115.0.3

    • Miscellaneous fixes

Ubuntu

  • gcc-10: Update from 10.4.0 to 10.5.0 (Ubuntu)

  • gcc-11: Update from 11.3.0 to 11.4.0 (Ubuntu)

  • gcc-12: Update from 12.1.0 to 12.3.0 (Ubuntu)

  • python3.10: Update from 3.10.6 to 3.10.12 (Ubuntu)

  • openjdk-11-jre: Update from 11.0.19+7 to 11.0.20+8 (Ubuntu)

    • Fix CVE-2023-22041, CVE-2023-25193, CVE-2023-22045, CVE-2023-22049, CVE-2023-22036, CVE-2023-22006

  • thermald: Update from 2.4.9-1ubuntu0.2 to 2.4.9-1ubuntu0.3 (Ubuntu)

    • Add support for Alder Lake N
    • Fix throttled GPU and shutdown when running Prime95

August 02, 2023

Pop!_OS (266)

  • desktop: Update from 2.0.0~1690475545 to 2.0.0~1690839996:

    • Remove desktop-base conflict
    • Add bash-completion

  • packaging-firefox: Update from 115.0.3 to 116.0

    • Release Notes
    • Version now includes a 1: prefix to ensure it always overrides Ubuntu’s snap transitional package (55)

  • systemd: Update from 249.11-0ubuntu3.7 to 249.11-0ubuntu3.9

    • Fixes network device naming and subnet routing

Ubuntu

August 03, 2023

Pop!_OS (267)

Ubuntu

  • gtk4: Update from 4.6.6 to 4.6.9 (Ubuntu)

  • vim: Update from 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.9 to vim 2:8.2.3995-1ubuntu2.10 (Ubuntu)

August 04, 2023

Pop!_OS (268)

  • nvidia-graphics-drivers-470: Update from 470.161.03-1 to 470.199.02-1

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