diff --git a/kernel/kernel/files/configs/kernel-x86_64-config b/kernel/kernel/files/configs/kernel-x86_64-config
index dce362d1..c5c5272a 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel/files/configs/kernel-x86_64-config
+++ b/kernel/kernel/files/configs/kernel-x86_64-config
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 # Automatically generated file; DO NOT EDIT.
-# Linux/x86_64 4.9.75 Kernel Configuration
+# Linux/x86_64 4.9.79 Kernel Configuration
 #
 CONFIG_64BIT=y
 CONFIG_X86_64=y
@@ -406,6 +406,7 @@ CONFIG_X86_FAST_FEATURE_TESTS=y
 CONFIG_X86_X2APIC=y
 CONFIG_X86_MPPARSE=y
 # CONFIG_GOLDFISH is not set
+CONFIG_RETPOLINE=y
 CONFIG_X86_EXTENDED_PLATFORM=y
 # CONFIG_X86_NUMACHIP is not set
 # CONFIG_X86_VSMP is not set
@@ -1706,6 +1707,7 @@ CONFIG_DEV_COREDUMP=y
 CONFIG_SYS_HYPERVISOR=y
 # CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU_DEVICES is not set
 CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU_AUTOPROBE=y
+CONFIG_GENERIC_CPU_VULNERABILITIES=y
 CONFIG_REGMAP=y
 CONFIG_REGMAP_I2C=m
 CONFIG_REGMAP_MMIO=y
diff --git a/kernel/kernel/files/patches/linux/patch-4.9.79.xz b/kernel/kernel/files/patches/linux/patch-4.9.79.xz
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..507b7f5a
Binary files /dev/null and b/kernel/kernel/files/patches/linux/patch-4.9.79.xz differ
diff --git a/kernel/kernel/pspec.xml b/kernel/kernel/pspec.xml
index be8c7fc1..fc2e3f18 100644
--- a/kernel/kernel/pspec.xml
+++ b/kernel/kernel/pspec.xml
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@
         </BuildDependencies>
         <Patches>
             <!-- Linux patches -->
-            <Patch level="1" compressionType="xz">patches/linux/patch-4.9.75.xz</Patch>
+            <Patch level="1" compressionType="xz">patches/linux/patch-4.9.79.xz</Patch>
             <!-- Mageia Linux patches // compatible with http://svnweb.mageia.org/packages/cauldron/kernel/releases/4.9.40/1.mga7/PATCHES/patches/series-->
             <!--stable patches-->
             <!--CVE-2016-8405-->
             <!--other patches-->
             <Patch level="1">patches/mageia/Revert-cpufreq-pcc-Enable-autoload-of-pcc-cpufreq-fo.patch</Patch>
-            <Patch level="1">patches/mageia/base-cacheinfo-silence-DT-warnings.patch</Patch>
+            <!--Patch level="1">patches/mageia/base-cacheinfo-silence-DT-warnings.patch</Patch-->
             <Patch level="1">patches/mageia/iommu-amd-flush-IOTLB-for-specific-domains-only-v3.patch</Patch>
             <Patch level="1">patches/mageia/pci-add-ALI-M5229-ide-compatibility-mode-quirk.patch</Patch>
             <Patch level="1">patches/mageia/pci-quirks-drop-devinit-exit.patch</Patch>
@@ -224,6 +224,17 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="16">
+            <Date>2018-02-02</Date>
+            <Version>4.9.79</Version>
+            <Comment>Version Bump.</Comment>
+            <Type package="kernel">security</Type>
+            <Requires>
+                <Action package="kernel">systemRestart</Action>
+            </Requires>
+            <Name>Ertuğrul Erata</Name>
+            <Email>ertugrulerata@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="15">
             <Date>2017-12-19</Date>
             <Version>4.9.75</Version>