Qubes OS updates Weekly Review - Y2025-W33 - Summer break edition
Introduction
Weekly review of new packages uploaded to Qubes OS repositories. Link to previous Newsletter here.
Alphabetically sorted list of new packages uploaded to Qubes OS repositories
microcode_ctl-2.1.20250812-58.qubes1.fc37.x86_64.rpm
microcode_ctl-2.1.20250812-58.qubes1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
python3-xen-4.19.3-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
qubes-template-kicksecure-17-4.2.0-202508121120.noarch.rpm
qubes-template-kicksecure-17-4.3.0-202508121120.noarch.rpm
qubes-template-whonix-gateway-17-4.2.0-202508121120.noarch.rpm
qubes-template-whonix-gateway-17-4.3.0-202508121120.noarch.rpm
qubes-template-whonix-workstation-17-4.2.0-202508121120.noarch.rpm
qubes-template-whonix-workstation-17-4.3.0-202508121120.noarch.rpm
qubes-vm-xen-4.19.3-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst
xen-4.19.3-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
xen-devel-4.19.3-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
xen-doc-4.19.3-1.fc41.noarch.rpm
xen-hypervisor-4.19.3-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
xen-libs-4.19.3-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
xen-licenses-4.19.3-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
xen-runtime-4.19.3-1.fc41.x86_64.rpm
Highlights
- Relatively calm week with few packages after Qubes OS 4.3 rc1 release.
- Resting period in many parts of the world.
- Six new Intel vulnerability and microcode to fix them.
Details
In addition to the usual minor fixes and patches (full list here):
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intel-microcode v20250812 (r4.3)
intel-microcode v20250812 (r4.2)
. Intel published advisories for six new vulnerabilities affecting 12th generation Intel Core and newer CPUs.
. Qubes OS posted QSB-109 on the mentioned vulnerabilities and made the microcode to fix them available (currently in testing repos). -
qubes-template-whonix-gateway-17 4.3.0-202508121120 (r4.3)
qubes-template-whonix-gateway-17 4.2.0-202508121120 (r4.2)
qubes-template-whonix-workstation-17 4.3.0-202508121120 (r4.3)
qubes-template-whonix-workstation-17 4.2.0-202508121120 (r4.2)
qubes-template-kicksecure-17 4.3.0-202508121120 (r4.3)
qubes-template-kicksecure-17 4.2.0-202508121120 (r4.2)
A fresh set of Whonix & Kicksecure templates with most recent updates and fixes. -
vmm-xen v4.19.3-1 (r4.3)
Xen is updated from 4.19.2 to 4.19.3. As a result of this, around 60 patch files are removed since they are already included in upstream.
Epilogue
After the release of r4.3 rc1, many users are already testing the release candidate. Most of the reported issues are related to in-place upgrades. Fortunately many of them are benign issues and hopefully could be resolved quickly.
We are also in summer break period in Poland, EU and many parts of the world. Hopefully the vacation period would supercharge all team members who might be resting during this period.
I have been also taking some rest after few busy weeks. Hopefully this should be also over and I could be back on my small contributions.
