Debian 12.2 Released With Various Security Fixes, AMD Inception Microcode

Following the release of Debian 12.1 in July, Debian 12.2 was released this weekend to incorporate all of the latest security fixes and other stable back-ports for Debian 12 Bookworm.

Most notable with this new Debian 12 stable point release is picking up a new version of the Linux 6.1 kernel as well as the latest linux-firmware/microcode support. Most notably this means picking up the mitigations for the AMD Inception (SRSO) vulnerability made public in August as well as the Intel Downfall vulnerability also made public in August.

Plus the updates in Debian 12.2 also have a range of other security fixes incorporated. The list of package updates found in Debian 12.2 and the security fixes can be found via the release announcement on Debian.org.