diff --git a/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/whitelist.conf b/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/whitelist.conf
index 78c41613ee..74d6a2ce41 100644
--- a/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/whitelist.conf
+++ b/tools/packaging/kernel/configs/fragments/whitelist.conf
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ CONFIG_CRYPTO_DEV_SP_PSP
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_DEV_CCP
 CONFIG_HAVE_NET_DSA
 CONFIG_NF_LOG_COMMON
+CONFIG_MANDATORY_FILE_LOCKING
+CONFIG_ARM64_UAO
+CONFIG_VFIO_MDEV_DEVICE
diff --git a/tools/packaging/kernel/patches/5.15.x/no_patches.txt b/tools/packaging/kernel/patches/5.15.x/no_patches.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b13789179
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/packaging/kernel/patches/5.15.x/no_patches.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/versions.yaml b/versions.yaml
index f8154866ce..0f3c236531 100644
--- a/versions.yaml
+++ b/versions.yaml
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ assets:
   kernel:
     description: "Linux kernel optimised for virtual machines"
     url: "https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/"
-    version: "v5.10.25"
+    version: "v5.15.23"
     tdx:
       description: "Linux kernel that supports TDX"
       url: "https://github.com/intel/tdx/archive/refs/tags"