.. Linux Vulnerability Mitigation
.. Copyright (C) 2026 Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org>
..
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Linux Vulnerability Mitigation
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Mitigation for some Linux kernel security vulnerabilities
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:manual section: 1
:manual group: Linux

Synopsis
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| **linux-vulnerability-mitigation** 'COMMAND' ['OPTIONS']
| **linux-vulnerability-mitigation** 'COMMAND1','COMMAND2',... 'COMMANDn'

Description
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linux-vulnerability-mitigation applies mitigations for Linux kernel security bugs, see linux-vulnerability-mitigation(7) for the list of available mitigations.

Commands
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The following **linux-vulnerability-mitigation** commands are available:

auto:
  Automatically install/remove necessary mitigations for the currently running Linux kernel, see linux-vulnerability-mitigation_auto(1).

check:
  Show which of the available mitigations are needed for the currently running Linux kernel, see linux-vulnerability-mitigation_check(1).

install:
  Install one or more mitigations, see linux-vulnerability-mitigation_install(1).

list:
  List all available mitigations, see linux-vulnerability-mitigation_list(1).

remove:
  Remove one or more mitigations, see linux-vulnerability-mitigation_remove(1).

status:
  Show which of the available mitigations are installed or removed, see linux-vulnerability-mitigation_status(1).

version:
  Show linux-vulnerability-mitigation version, see linux-vulnerability-mitigation_version(1).

Files
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The following files are used:

/usr/bin/linux-vulnerability-mitigation:
  Linux Vulnerability Mitigation program.

/usr/libexec/linux-vulnerability-mitigation:
  Linux Vulnerability Mitigation commands.

/usr/share/linux-vulnerability-mitigation:
  Linux Vulnerability Mitigation shared data.

/usr/share/doc/linux-vulnerability-mitigation:
  Linux Vulnerability Mitigation documentation files.

Contact
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Linux Vulnerability Mitigation is maintained in Git at <https://git.open-infrastructure.net/tools/linux-vulnerability-mitigation.

Bug reports, feature requests, help, patches, support and everything else are welcome via the Debian Bug Tracking System (https://bugs.debian.org).

Authors
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linux-vulnerability-mitigation was written by Daniel Baumann <daniel@debian.org>.
