diff --git a/changelog/updates/2026-03-28-linux-6.12.79-update.md b/changelog/updates/2026-03-28-linux-6.12.79-update.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d0b7e702e5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/updates/2026-03-28-linux-6.12.79-update.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- Linux ([6.12.79](https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/tag/?h=v6.12.79) (includes [6.12.78](https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/tag/?h=v6.12.78)))
diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/app-emulation/hv-daemons/hv-daemons-6.12.77.ebuild b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/app-emulation/hv-daemons/hv-daemons-6.12.79.ebuild
similarity index 100%
rename from sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/app-emulation/hv-daemons/hv-daemons-6.12.77.ebuild
rename to sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/app-emulation/hv-daemons/hv-daemons-6.12.79.ebuild
diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-kernel/coreos-kernel-6.12.77.ebuild b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-kernel/coreos-kernel-6.12.79.ebuild
similarity index 100%
rename from sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-kernel/coreos-kernel-6.12.77.ebuild
rename to sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-kernel/coreos-kernel-6.12.79.ebuild
diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-modules/coreos-modules-6.12.77.ebuild b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-modules/coreos-modules-6.12.79.ebuild
similarity index 100%
rename from sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-modules/coreos-modules-6.12.77.ebuild
rename to sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-modules/coreos-modules-6.12.79.ebuild
diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-sources/Manifest b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-sources/Manifest
index 360e28b840d..e8c84e3d905 100644
--- a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-sources/Manifest
+++ b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-sources/Manifest
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
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-DIST patch-6.12.77.xz 4122856 BLAKE2B 3f4be903ad737df00882bb90a0640aacccfa9588d7c407b964897f0c10aeb6d85be5285afe56433d018bb4908cae12b2f1890469db19c3417a9e758bbfea758e SHA512 cd1b18ee8af12f0d18c17f7695cbbd74d78f9ff39cc642319b5c7c22f66ab73c83aaa1cca289004fc88d769af8df37d3664e4447854d0eaa15212d916f79d691
+DIST patch-6.12.79.xz 4224224 BLAKE2B fedea64f08e7aa61d47e34d7930c639a1edae0f4973d64c840ae0e85e37cdf7cd338970671dffd139c89b858079383e53ac2e5ac16f298685f1fe332e65f6905 SHA512 27f249af0c31e1fc11a1233ea87ce99ec4d5126ca31850222f00766326554a89c88e5e3ae95e5c6bda985d129ba5d9a8f72bb8fa046e07235e10c59e8a68a189
diff --git a/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-sources/coreos-sources-6.12.77.ebuild b/sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-sources/coreos-sources-6.12.79.ebuild
similarity index 100%
rename from sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-sources/coreos-sources-6.12.77.ebuild
rename to sdk_container/src/third_party/coreos-overlay/sys-kernel/coreos-sources/coreos-sources-6.12.79.ebuild