diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/kernels-org.json b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/kernels-org.json
index cdc2221695fc..4d6006943d5c 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/kernels-org.json
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/kernels-org.json
@@ -4,27 +4,31 @@
         "hash": "sha256:1rsglb7zwbn4f6wv4g95jl8ra1wbs03k7xyfdlmwzl3vgzx3bnzv"
     },
     "6.1": {
-        "version": "6.1.117",
-        "hash": "sha256:12vqj3iqf6kg6lc34lf4zjhw4r0sszxfwd0xlbv3njlpj7kgzyx8"
+        "version": "6.1.118",
+        "hash": "sha256:0k12d4l03ziiba1b4f6jfxv5ir0lrd6kshlasr62rhv1f6yq81q1"
     },
     "5.15": {
-        "version": "5.15.172",
-        "hash": "sha256:0kc46gniifn2jbj4w58bh2kvpja4vl7q0yxn538cic6115c298pg"
+        "version": "5.15.173",
+        "hash": "sha256:1a3x3ld6g7ny0hdfqfvj5j2i5sx5l5p236pdnsr0icn9ri3jljwa"
     },
     "5.10": {
-        "version": "5.10.229",
-        "hash": "sha256:1q6di05rk4bsy91r03zw6vz14zzcpvv25dv7gw0yz1gzpgkbb9h8"
+        "version": "5.10.230",
+        "hash": "sha256:0isbb0ixqg4yzlh3lmdvnax4m1ikf2q4wk0b9vgqc63p7gpm066d"
     },
     "5.4": {
-        "version": "5.4.285",
-        "hash": "sha256:1722sc365ajxmqyr4r49yp73mzdckay3rx5c2gx29xzny9zc6cmy"
+        "version": "5.4.286",
+        "hash": "sha256:0z48n7vahg318bgkccy8xqgl87vfb8zmn995cqh7z38fvzrm81qq"
     },
     "6.6": {
-        "version": "6.6.61",
-        "hash": "sha256:02vw0jphzqj8cd5apf8wbjp2wahwcnvw6vchv4z1q3qrz56w53s1"
+        "version": "6.6.62",
+        "hash": "sha256:0dlkgph6chvqrask746wjijqp62vmvrp3n2dkldr8d2mfw8mdhz2"
     },
     "6.11": {
-        "version": "6.11.8",
-        "hash": "sha256:0g9wz6dqbq9h5yiiz8sdma4k1cmr4n2sxzvhrsz2090mzr2ais5f"
+        "version": "6.11.9",
+        "hash": "sha256:1d44yfk105bsf9f853f2fpnzqd0xbqn8drg1dv4ri5dxldx8lrbm"
+    },
+    "6.12": {
+        "version": "6.12",
+        "hash": "sha256:1sr58vsh39hdwk0z27lg14isqwn4g8m4r7a8z2rsyhkfwlmmd8mi"
     }
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/manual-config.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/manual-config.nix
index f69de86fd1a6..522eb4608764 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/manual-config.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/manual-config.nix
@@ -164,6 +164,10 @@ let
 
       RUST_LIB_SRC = lib.optionalString withRust rustPlatform.rustLibSrc;
 
+      # avoid leaking Rust source file names into the final binary, which adds
+      # a false dependency on rust-lib-src on targets with uncompressed kernels
+      KRUSTFLAGS = lib.optionalString withRust "--remap-path-prefix ${rustPlatform.rustLibSrc}=/";
+
       patches =
         map (p: p.patch) kernelPatches
         # Required for deterministic builds along with some postPatch magic.
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index d84b67f44d01..66d435657324 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -665,6 +665,7 @@ mapAliases {
   linuxPackages_6_9 = linuxKernel.packages.linux_6_9;
   linuxPackages_6_10 = linuxKernel.packages.linux_6_10;
   linuxPackages_6_11 = linuxKernel.packages.linux_6_11;
+  linuxPackages_6_12 = linuxKernel.packages.linux_6_12;
   linuxPackages_rpi0 = linuxKernel.packages.linux_rpi1;
   linuxPackages_rpi02w = linuxKernel.packages.linux_rpi3;
   linuxPackages_rpi1 = linuxKernel.packages.linux_rpi1;
@@ -689,6 +690,7 @@ mapAliases {
   linux_6_9 = linuxKernel.kernels.linux_6_9;
   linux_6_10 = linuxKernel.kernels.linux_6_10;
   linux_6_11 = linuxKernel.kernels.linux_6_11;
+  linux_6_12 = linuxKernel.kernels.linux_6_12;
   linux_rpi0 = linuxKernel.kernels.linux_rpi1;
   linux_rpi02w = linuxKernel.kernels.linux_rpi3;
   linux_rpi1 = linuxKernel.kernels.linux_rpi1;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix b/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
index 82ffe09e97e4..5dc2bf56e8af 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
@@ -189,6 +189,14 @@ in {
       ];
     };
 
+    linux_6_12 = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/kernel/mainline.nix {
+      branch = "6.12";
+      kernelPatches = [
+        kernelPatches.bridge_stp_helper
+        kernelPatches.request_key_helper
+      ];
+    };
+
     linux_testing = let
       testing = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/kernel/mainline.nix {
         # A special branch that tracks the kernel under the release process
@@ -626,6 +634,7 @@ in {
     linux_6_1 = recurseIntoAttrs (packagesFor kernels.linux_6_1);
     linux_6_6 = recurseIntoAttrs (packagesFor kernels.linux_6_6);
     linux_6_11 = recurseIntoAttrs (packagesFor kernels.linux_6_11);
+    linux_6_12 = recurseIntoAttrs (packagesFor kernels.linux_6_12);
   } // lib.optionalAttrs config.allowAliases {
     linux_4_14 = throw "linux 4.14 was removed because it will reach its end of life within 23.11"; # Added 2023-10-11
     linux_4_19 = throw "linux 4.19 was removed because it will reach its end of life within 24.11"; # Added 2024-09-21
@@ -691,7 +700,7 @@ in {
   packageAliases = {
     linux_default = packages.linux_6_6;
     # Update this when adding the newest kernel major version!
-    linux_latest = packages.linux_6_11;
+    linux_latest = packages.linux_6_12;
     linux_mptcp = throw "'linux_mptcp' has been moved to https://github.com/teto/mptcp-flake";
     linux_rt_default = packages.linux_rt_5_15;
     linux_rt_latest = packages.linux_rt_6_6;