The version number is that of the meta package (linux-image-generic). But as long as uname -r returns 4.4.0-96-generic the correct kernel is running. And it should have the fixes included.
The version number is that of the meta package (linux- image-generic) . But as long as uname -r returns 4.4.0-96-generic the correct kernel is running. And it should have the fixes included.