There's aren't any major updates in this release, but users should still upgrade

Nov 27, 2012 10:40 GMT  ·  By

On November 26, Greg Kroah-Hartman announced the immediate availability for download of the twentieth maintenance release for the stable Linux 3.4 kernel series.

Linux kernel 3.4.20 LTS (long-term support) comes with some updated drivers, file system fixes and changes, and Arch improvements.

"I'm announcing the release of the 3.4.20 kernel. All users of the 3.4 kernel series must upgrade."

"The updated 3.4.y git tree can be found at: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git linux-3.4.y and can be browsed at the normal kernel.org git web browser: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-stable.git;a=summary," said Greg KH in the email announcement.

Highlights of Linux kernel 3.4.20:

• A logic error in atombios_encoders.c has been fixed; • The coefficient index for beep configuration has been fixed; • A potential buffer overrun in cifs.idmap handling code has been fixed; • Multicast packets now allowed on the sub-8168f chipset.

As usual, the Linux kernel 3.4.20 is a must-grab update for all Linux users who use the Linux 3.4 kernel. Therefore, upgrade as soon as possible! Download Linux kernel 3.4.20 LTS right now from Softpedia.