Comment 45 for bug 1714518

Bug fixes are normally uploaded to the development release so that users will get the fix when updating to the next release. As in this case, the bug also exists in the still supported stable releases (Xenial and Trusty), it is necessary to follow the Stable Release Update (SRU) process in order to fix the problem in those releases.

The process is explained here:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates

This process involves updating the bug report description and make sure it contains the following types of information:
- An explanation and justification for backporting the fix to the stable release.
- A [Test Case] section with detailed instructions how to reproduce the bug.
- A [Regression Potential] section with a discussion about potential regressions

Then two patches that fix the problem are required, one for Xenial, and one for Trusty. The process will then ensure that there will be no serious regressions for users of the Stable releases.