Mint 22.3 - Update manager stuck at 6.14.0-37 outdated kernel #1031

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1. ToIstvan

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2. Angedestenebres commented on Mar 28, 2026

   

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   @mtwebster & @clefebvre: Hey 🐱

   I also have an user with this issue. In fact, after checking, the kernel 6.17 is installed but not used.
   I guess there is an issue somewhere in the update process and it creates a security issue as the 6.14 reached its end of life.

   Could please check and use your magic powers to fix that?
3. Angedestenebres commented on Mar 28, 2026

   

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   Oh! And we tried to boot on 6.17 via GRUB menu and we got this:

   

   I don't know why but maybe it can help you.
4. Angedestenebres commented on Mar 28, 2026

   

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   Sorry, I spam this ticket but I tried to reproduce the issue in a VM but I can't:

   • Fresh install of Mint 22.3
   • After installation, there are a lot of packages to update including the kernel (6.14 > 6.17)
   • Applying all updates via MintUpdate and reboot
   • After reboot, the system works well on 6.17 kernel

   So maybe there is something else to get this issue. Maybe related to the device and drivers?
   You will find below the hardware where we see the issue:

   
5. ToIstvan commented on Mar 29, 2026

   

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   Sorry, I spam this ticket but I tried to reproduce the issue in a VM but I can't:

   * Fresh install of Mint 22.3
   
   * After installation, there are a lot of packages to update including the kernel (6.14 > 6.17)
   
   * Applying all updates via MintUpdate and reboot
   
   * After reboot, the system works well on 6.17 kernel
   

   So maybe there is something else to get this issue. Maybe related to the device and drivers? You will find below the hardware where we see the issue:
   

   I think checking for a BIOS update is a good idea for that Pavilion laptop. Connect it to a wired network and from BIOS screen select the BIOS update.

   I experienced only minor issues with the 6.17 kernel:

   • on a HP Probook 455R G6 (Ryzen CPU) the screen wast to dark after update, I had to adjust the brightness manually and then everything was OK.
   • on an older i7 4770K CPU based machine after reboot the Numlock was ff, and asked for password to login (this was set to automatic login before) . Turned the Numlolck on and logged in, after that everything was OK, the last Numlock state, and the automatic login was back.
6. MegaV0lt commented on May 1, 2026

   

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   Same here with cinnamon 22.3, also stuck at 6.14 kernel

   Cinnamon was upgraded from previous version. Maybe that makes the difference
7. ToIstvan commented on Nov 13, 2026

   

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   Yet it happened again. Stuck at kernel 6.17.0.42 now. No more newer 6.17 kernels. I had to manually upgrade to 7.0.0-43. After I done this, the update manager finds a new kernel in the repo (the same which is already active). I have to "update" from 7.0.0-43 to 7.0.0-43 to stop it signaling me about this update.
   All machines were upgraded on the fly since Mint 17.