UWN Issue 954 July 19-25 2026.

Welcome to the Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Issue 954 for the week of July 19 - 25, 2026.

In this Issue

  • Snapd - multiple vulnerabilities fixed
  • First Stonking Stingray test rebuild
  • Ubuntu Stats
  • Hot in Support
  • Other Meeting Reports
  • Upcoming Meetings and Events
  • Ubuntu Circles! (LoCo) Events
  • FWTS 26.07.00 is released
  • Ubuntu Server Gazette – Issue 17– Our AI policy for documentation
  • Restoring Translated Package Descriptions (DDTP) in Ubuntu
  • Glibc 2.44 release for Stonking
  • Introducing Frontdesk, a first-pass triage bot for sponsoring requests
  • A new Ubuntu wiki, Part 5: Pre-launch
  • Other Community News
  • Ubuntu Cloud News
  • Canonical News
  • In the Press
  • In the Blogosphere
  • In Other News
  • Other Articles of Interest
  • Featured Audio and Video
  • Updates and Security for Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04, and 26.04
  • And much more!

General Community News

Snapd - multiple vulnerabilities fixed

Eduardo Barretto tells us fixes are available for CVE-2026-8933, CVE-2026-15226, and CVE-2024-5300. We’re given brief details on those bugs that include: who discovered them, CVSS 3.1 scores and more, the affected releases, how to confirm if we’re impacted, and how to address the issue. Explanation of how the exploits work is provided, with many references given should we need more.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/snapd-multiple-vulnerabilities-fixed/85433

First Stonking Stingray test rebuild

Graham Inggs advises the first test rebuild has finished “for the main component on all architectures, and [is] still running for universe and multiverse”. Links to the results and build failures are provided; we are encouraged to help with fixing these. Further, Graham also advises a test rebuild is available with the new glibc 2.44 library.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2026-July/043634.html

Ubuntu Stats

Bug Stats

  • Open: 137114 (+22)
  • Critical: 306 (0)
  • Unconfirmed: 72815 (+79)

As always, the Bug Squad needs more help. If you want to get started, please see: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BugSquad

Translations

  • Swedish: 99.99% (35/1203)
  • Albanian: 98.87% (3981/6)
  • Ukrainian: 89.39% (37345/1725)
  • German: 87.19% (45085/494)
  • French: 85.67% (50420/6438)

Hot in Support

Ubuntu Community Discourse Trending Top 5 Threads

Find more support at: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/c/support-and-help/306

Ask Ubuntu Top 5 Questions

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Other Meeting Reports

Upcoming Meetings and Events

Times shown are UTC unless otherwise specified. For more details and further dates please visit: https://ubuntu.com/community | https://discourse.ubuntu.com/upcoming-events

Ubuntu Circles! (LoCo) Events

The following LoCo team events are currently scheduled in the next two weeks:

Looking beyond the next two weeks? Visit the respective Circles!/LoCo Team calendar to browse upcoming events.

Please also see:

The Hub

FWTS 26.07.00 is released

Ivan Hu announces the release of FWTS 26.07.00, giving links so we can download it in tar mode, use it via PPA, or to read the full release notes. We’re told of a new feature, the numerous fixed bugs, and told how we can view the detailed changelog.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/fwts-26-07-00-is-released/85393

Ubuntu Server Gazette – Issue 17– Our AI policy for documentation

Sally Makin talks about great documentation being a ‘team sport’. She reminds us of her prior adventures with AI, moving documentation from Discourse to GitHub, and making the documentation process easier for everyone to contribute. In this post Sally talks about requests being received (including from spammers) and thus a ‘pre-triage’ filter with discussion on it (strengths and limits). Sally then moves to an AI policy which is the focus of this piece. We’re told the policy will be watched, with a reduction of spam already evident. We’re encouraged to try the tools for ourselves; links are provided that will help us to start contributing to documentation, learn how to read the AI usage policy, and more.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-server-gazette-issue-17-our-ai-policy-for-documentation/85455

Restoring Translated Package Descriptions (DDTP) in Ubuntu

Nadzeya Hutsko tells us translated package descriptions haven’t been updated since bzr was retired and that transport method is now gone. Nadzeya has written a spec that describes how the old workflow operated and broke when bzr was shutdown, and how that can be restored now, with a link to the doc. We’re told comments and suggestions are welcome.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/restoring-translated-package-descriptions-ddtp-in-ubuntu/85520

Glibc 2.44 release for Stonking

Simon Poirier talks about the expected release date of glibc in relation to the Ubuntu 26.10 schedule, and talks of “extra due-diligence” being required to ensure it’s flawless. To achieve this we’re told of a snapshot build being made, the current status of that build, next steps, and a list of misc errors or what Simon calls the ‘naughty list’.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/glibc-2-44-release-for-stonking/85529/

Introducing Frontdesk, a first-pass triage bot for sponsoring requests

Sebastien Bacher introduces the new Frontdesk service; a means by which contributions to Ubuntu may be ‘smoother’ when showing up with patch, merge or SRU. We’re told why this process was built by examining cycles of Patch Pilot reports, with this new tool not replacing the existing approach, but giving a new ‘first pass’ [tool] that can give faster feedback for contributors. We’re told how it works (with flowcharts), what it checks, and more in this detailed post. We’re given a link to the code on github, and told if we find a comment from the bot that is wrong or missing context to please let them know.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/introducing-frontdesk-a-first-pass-triage-bot-for-sponsoring-requests/85567/

A new Ubuntu wiki, Part 5: Pre-launch

Shane Crowley gives us an update on the new Ubuntu wiki, telling us we can use it now. We’re told it’s running in a ‘staging environment’ and given the link. We are advised to consider it a ‘beta’. We’re given some instructions on usage, brief mention of some extensions and governance model (with a purpose of keeping it as open as possible). We’re reminded the old wiki is available as an archive at GitHub, with Aaron Prisk also creating a ‘wiki archive viewer’ which is still a work-in-progress. This is a detailed post, with many acknowledgments given.

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/a-new-ubuntu-wiki-part-5-pre-launch/85570/

Other Community News

Call for volunteers: Developer Membership Board restaffing

Robie Basak reminds us that Julian Andres Klode stood down from his seat on the Ubuntu Developer Membership Board, with the Technical Broad thanking him for his service. This post is the call for volunteers to fill the vacant seat. We’re given details of the role, expectations, and more. If we’re suitable we’re asked to contact the Technical Board members privately. Links for more details are included.

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-announce/2026-July/001395.html

Ubuntu Cloud News

Canonical News

In the Press

Linux kernel team publishes 432 CVEs in two days

Brandon Vigliarolo alerts us to 432 Linux kernel CVEs that were published in two days, giving us some details. Quite a bit of Brandon’s discussion is about the problems of prioritizing such large batches of discoveries, with less detail on the 432 flaws themselves.

https://www.theregister.com/security/2026/07/22/linux-kernel-team-publishes-432-cves-in-two-days/5276497

Ubuntu 26.10 “Stonking Stingray”: All the New Features So Far

Sourav Rudra, in expounding on the Ubuntu release cycle, gives us a overlook of what we can expect in the forthcoming release. A link is given to the build snapshot for testing purposes, as the early build is not recommended for production use.

https://itsfoss.com/news/ubuntu-26-10-features/

In the Blogosphere

NetworkManager 1.58 Officially Released with New Features and Improvements

Marcus Nestor writes about the release of NetworkManager 1.58. We’re told this is a major update with many new ‘features and improvements’, with details on some of those advances in this newer version. We’re also given links to the release notes should we need more, or to access the project GitHub page for a source tarball download.

https://9to5linux.com/networkmanager-1-58-officially-released-with-new-features-and-improvements

Ubuntu 26.10 lets you check if your PC is officially certified

Joey Sneddon writes that Ubuntu 26.10 will include a Ubuntu Certified check we can run using graphical tools rather than the command line as with prior releases. We’re given some details of Ubuntu certification, and the package which will provide gnome-control-center with this capability.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/ubuntu-2610-certified-hardware-check

New Steam Client Update Improves NVIDIA GPU Hardware Acceleration on Linux

Marcus Nestor tells us that Valve has released a new stable Steam Client. Marcus outlines some crashes which have been fixed in this update, as well as other improvements, and includes a link to the official release notes if more detail is wanted.

https://9to5linux.com/new-steam-client-update-improves-nvidia-gpu-hardware-acceleration-on-linux

Here’s why your Ubuntu 26.04 install is quiet about updates

Joey Sneddon tells us why Ubuntu 26.04 LTS hasn’t ‘nagged us’ about updates in a while. We’re given links to the launchpad bug report about it, and to the discussion that has taken place on Ubuntu Discourse. We’re told the state isn’t as “risky” as it sounds and Joey relates the reason. If we don’t like the newer behavior, we’re given the command that changes the setting.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/07/ubuntu-26-04-update-notifications-disabled

Ubuntu to Fix A 20 Years Old Bug by Removing /etc/debian_version

Ji m tells us that Ubuntu is going to remove the /etc/debian_version file which will correct a bug filed back in July 2005. We’re walked through a question asked by Benjamin Drung on the Ubuntu development channel asking if there are objections, what’s in the file, and the benefit if the file is removed. Ji m also suggests that we check to ensure we have no scripts looking for that file, as it’s not likely to exist for Ubuntu 26.10 and later.

https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2026/07/ubuntu-remove-etc-debian-version/

Ubuntu Touch OTA 2.0 Officially Released for Supported Linux Phones and Tablets

Marcus Nestor reports that Ubuntu Touch OTA 2.0 has been released by the UBports Foundation. We’re told this is a major update, based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and that it includes a number of upgraded features - including an updated engine found in the Morph Browser app. We’re told the Nothing phone and Zinwa Q25 are now supported, and of greater support for legacy (X11 based) apps, and more. A list of all supported devices is provided, with a link to the official release announcement.

https://9to5linux.com/ubuntu-touch-ota-2-0-officially-released-for-supported-linux-phones-and-tablets

In Other News

USN-8580-2: AccountsService vulnerabilities

This Ubuntu Security Notice covers an AccountsService vulnerability where “AccountsService could be made to run programs as an administrator” with specially crafted files. This issue impacts the releases in Extended (ESM) support (20.04 and older).

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8580-2

Other Articles of Interest

Featured Audio and Video

RustRover: Rust in Ubuntu

“Rust is becoming a core part of Ubuntu’s future. What started with projects like sudo-rs has evolved into a broader effort to bring memory-safe software to one of the world’s most widely used Linux distributions. But what does adopting Rust at this scale actually look like? In this livestream, Orhun Parmaksız is joined by Jon Seager, VP Engineering at Canonical, to discuss how Rust is shaping Ubuntu today and where it’s headed next. …”

https://www.youtube.com/live/Doqwh1b4QyA

Updates and Security for Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04, and 26.04

Security Updates

Ubuntu 22.04 Updates

End of Standard Support: April 2027

Ubuntu 24.04 Updates

End of standard support: April 2029

Ubuntu 26.04 Updates

End of Standard Support: April 2031

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