Kernel updates 4.17.2, 4.16.16, 4.14.50, 4.9.109 and 4.4.138 are now available at, https://www.kernel.org/

The change logs,

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...angeLog-4.17.2

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...ngeLog-4.16.16

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...ngeLog-4.14.50

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...ngeLog-4.9.109

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...ngeLog-4.4.138

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Looks like cwizardone beat me to it by a few seconds...So I will leave the release announcements.

Release Announcements from marc.info:

4.17.2

4.16.16

4.14.50

4.9.109

4.4.138

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Thanks, aaazen,
Good information!

FWIW, for last 40 minutes or so I've been running the DUSK-4.17.2 kernel through its paces and so far no coughs or giggles.

Notable from the 4.4.138 ChangeLog:

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4.18-rc-1

The first release candidate of the 4.18 series is now available for testing.

The tarball, https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/t/linux-4.18-rc1.tar.gz

Mr. Torvalds' announcement, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...6.2/00125.html

3.16.57

Kernel update 3.16.57 is now available at https://www.kernel.org/

The change log, https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...ngeLog-3.16.57

IIRC, this is the first update to the 3.16 series since March.

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New kernels 4.16.17 and 4.14.51 are now at www.kernel.org/

ChangeLog-4.16.17

ChangeLog-4.14.51

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The projected EOL for kernels version 4.14 (the kernel in slackware-current) is january 2020.

https://www.kernel.org/category/releases.html

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A more experienced member can explain this - but surely this just means that development is only stopped by the main kernel dev team. Do Slackware devs help maintain it after? I notice 2.6x went EOL years ago but it's still supported in Slackware 13.x.

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Last kernel version 2.6 update in slackware64-13.37:

--------------------------+
Mon May 20 21:01:33 UTC 2013
patches/packages/linux-2.6.37.6-3/*: Rebuilt.
Added new kernel packages with a patch for CVE-2013-2094, a bug that can
allow local users to gain a root shell. Be sure to reinstall LILO after
upgrading the kernel packages.
For more information, see:
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename...=CVE-2013-2094
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

EOL notice for slackware versions 13.X

+--------------------------+
Fri Apr 6 20:47:43 UTC 2018
####################################################################
# NOTICE OF INPENDING EOL (END OF LIFE) FOR OLD SLACKWARE VERSIONS #
# #
# Effective July 5, 2018, security patches will no longer be #
# provided for the following versions of Slackware (which will all #
# be more than 7 years old at that time): #
# Slackware 13.0, Slackware 13.1, Slackware 13.37. #
# If you are still running these versions you should consider #
# migrating to a newer version (preferably as recent as possible). #
# Alternately, you may make arrangements to handle your own #
# security patches. #
####################################################################
patches/packages/patch-2.7.4-x86_64-2_slack13.37.txz: Rebuilt.
Fix arbitrary shell execution possible with obsolete ed format patches.
For more information, see:
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvenam...E-2018-1000156
(* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+

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Other companies/organizations can continue to provide kernel updates after kernel.org personnel stopped supporting it, but I don't think Slackware devs do much kernel development. They tend to only update when there's an existing update that they feel is worthwhile compared to the potential instability a new kernel may introduce into a system.

And as far as Slackware support, just because a version becomes EOL doesn't mean that Pat will stop supporting the Slackware version that software is contained in. There is probably a lot of software in older versions that are EOL, but if Pat were to get a version that is not EOLed, it could introduce stability. And the sad fact of EOL software is a lot of times, any potential security issues may not get reported or if they do get reported, they may never get fixed.

The older version of Slackware you run makes it more likely that you have EOLed software on your system. I don't think Pat and team dive into those EOLd pieces of software much.

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4.18-rc-2

The second release candidate of the mainline 4.18 series is now available for testing.

The tarball, https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/t/linux-4.18-rc2.tar.gz

Mr. Torvalds' announcement, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...6.3/00112.html

Kernel updates 4.17.3, 4.16.18, 4.14.52 and 4.9.110 are now available at, https://www.kernel.org/

The change logs,

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...angeLog-4.17.3

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...ngeLog-4.16.18

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...ngeLog-4.14.52

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/ker...ngeLog-4.9.110

A quick scan of the 4.17.3 change log found references to CVE-2018-1118,
CVE-2018-10840 and CVE-2018-11412.

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4.16.18 [EOL]

The 4.16.xx kernel series has been designated, End Of Life.

4.18-rc-3

The third release candidate of the mainline 4.18 series is now available for testing.

The tarball, https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/t/linux-4.18-rc3.tar.gz

Mr. Torvalds' announcement, http://lkml.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/k...7.0/00849.html