diff --git a/build_debian.sh b/build_debian.sh
index 93457228ac5b..98a32cc8988c 100755
--- a/build_debian.sh
+++ b/build_debian.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ CONFIGURED_ARCH=$([ -f .arch ] && cat .arch || echo amd64)
 ## docker engine version (with platform)
 DOCKER_VERSION=5:20.10.14~3-0~debian-$IMAGE_DISTRO
 CONTAINERD_IO_VERSION=1.5.11-1
-LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION=5.10.0-18-2
+LINUX_KERNEL_VERSION=5.10.0-23-2
 
 ## Working directory to prepare the file system
 FILESYSTEM_ROOT=./fsroot
diff --git a/installer/default_platform.conf b/installer/default_platform.conf
index ddf59baffdc8..9f13e5ecd2f1 100755
--- a/installer/default_platform.conf
+++ b/installer/default_platform.conf
@@ -579,13 +579,13 @@ menuentry '$demo_grub_entry' {
         if [ x$grub_platform = xxen ]; then insmod xzio; insmod lzopio; fi
         insmod part_msdos
         insmod ext2
-        $GRUB_CFG_LINUX_CMD   /$image_dir/boot/vmlinuz-5.10.0-18-2-amd64 root=$grub_cfg_root rw $GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX  \
+        $GRUB_CFG_LINUX_CMD   /$image_dir/boot/vmlinuz-5.10.0-23-2-amd64 root=$grub_cfg_root rw $GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX  \
                 net.ifnames=0 biosdevname=0 \
                 loop=$image_dir/$FILESYSTEM_SQUASHFS loopfstype=squashfs                       \
                 systemd.unified_cgroup_hierarchy=0 \
                 apparmor=1 security=apparmor varlog_size=$VAR_LOG_SIZE usbcore.autosuspend=-1 $ONIE_PLATFORM_EXTRA_CMDLINE_LINUX
         echo    'Loading $demo_volume_label $demo_type initial ramdisk ...'
-        $GRUB_CFG_INITRD_CMD  /$image_dir/boot/initrd.img-5.10.0-18-2-amd64
+        $GRUB_CFG_INITRD_CMD  /$image_dir/boot/initrd.img-5.10.0-23-2-amd64
 }
 EOF
 
diff --git a/rules/linux-kernel.mk b/rules/linux-kernel.mk
index 8e7b7c337a97..249ed3610f28 100644
--- a/rules/linux-kernel.mk
+++ b/rules/linux-kernel.mk
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # linux kernel package
 
-KVERSION_SHORT = 5.10.0-18-2
+KVERSION_SHORT = 5.10.0-23-2
 KVERSION = $(KVERSION_SHORT)-$(CONFIGURED_ARCH)
-KERNEL_VERSION = 5.10.140
+KERNEL_VERSION = 5.10.179
 KERNEL_SUBVERSION = 1
 ifeq ($(CONFIGURED_ARCH), armhf)
 # Override kernel version for ARMHF as it uses arm MP (multi-platform) for short version