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ARCH LINUX KERNEL 7.1.2-ARCH2 LANDS WITH SECURITY AND STABILITY FIXES
By RepoJournal · Filed · About Arch Linux
A new kernel patch ships with unprivileged namespace isolation hardening, AMD display deadlock fixes, and UDP buffer handling corrections.
The Arch Linux kernel v7.1.2-arch2 [1] is now in core-testing-x86_64 [2], bringing three critical fixes: a sysctl to restrict unprivileged CLONE_NEWUSER namespace creation, a udmabuf scatterlist corruption fix, and an AMD display ISM deadlock patch that prevents suspend hangs. Broadcom wireless driver 6.30.223.271-706 [3] also landed in extra-testing, addressing compatibility issues for affected hardware. Separately, archinstall 4.4 [4] ships with automatic console font selection based on language preference and an improved installation summary workflow, making the installer faster for first-time users. A pending pull request [9] adds a confirmation warning when enabling Plymouth in the bootloader menu, flagging known breakage scenarios like NVIDIA black screens and LUKS password prompt issues. Partclone 0.3.47-2 [5] has graduated from extra-testing to stable [6], signaling it's production-ready. The archinstall team is also refactoring internal configuration handling [7] and expanding plugin support [8] to allow remote plugin URLs alongside local paths.
Action items
- → Test kernel 7.1.2-arch2 from core-testing before pushing to stable systems archlinux/linux [plan]
- → Review partclone 0.3.47-2 in stable; it's ready for production archlinux/svntogit-packages [monitor]
- → If using Broadcom wireless, test driver 6.30.223.271-706 from extra-testing archlinux/svntogit-packages [monitor]
- → Deploy archinstall 4.4 to your ISO build pipeline archlinux/archinstall [plan]
References
- [1] Arch Linux kernel v7.1.2-arch2 ↗ archlinux/linux
- [2] update linux to 7.1.2.arch2-1 in core-testing-x86_64 archlinux/state
- [3] update broadcom-wl to 6.30.223.271-706 in extra-testing-x86_64 archlinux/state
- [4] 4.4 ↗ archlinux/archinstall
- [5] update partclone to 0.3.47-2 in extra-testing-x86_64 archlinux/state
- [6] move partclone from extra-testing-x86_64 to extra-x86_64 archlinux/state
- [7] Refactor configuration file ↗ archlinux/archinstall
- [8] Fix plugin ↗ archlinux/archinstall
- [9] Warn before enabling Plymouth in the bootloader menu ↗ archlinux/archinstall
FAQ
- What changed in Arch Linux on June 29, 2026?
- A new kernel patch ships with unprivileged namespace isolation hardening, AMD display deadlock fixes, and UDP buffer handling corrections.
- What should Arch Linux teams do about it?
- Test kernel 7.1.2-arch2 from core-testing before pushing to stable systems • Review partclone 0.3.47-2 in stable; it's ready for production • If using Broadcom wireless, test driver 6.30.223.271-706 from extra-testing
- Which Arch Linux repositories shipped on June 29, 2026?
- archlinux/linux, archlinux/state, archlinux/archinstall