diff --git a/include/kernel-5.15 b/include/kernel-5.15
index 070bf0dddaeed..6692deaf3f450 100644
--- a/include/kernel-5.15
+++ b/include/kernel-5.15
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-LINUX_VERSION-5.15 = .43
-LINUX_KERNEL_HASH-5.15.43 = 064b913a9d58773a85cafa62f2a2f9031aeee724d7e41b66631037d9a6571c12
+LINUX_VERSION-5.15 = .44
+LINUX_KERNEL_HASH-5.15.44 = 9bfabc38e56758bd0cfe22715a3f9a74cdf4a8870f3b150a03d2ffda29f832dc
diff --git a/target/linux/bcm27xx/patches-5.15/950-0281-media-i2c-Add-driver-for-Sony-IMX477-sensor.patch b/target/linux/bcm27xx/patches-5.15/950-0281-media-i2c-Add-driver-for-Sony-IMX477-sensor.patch
index 499b48e69ca3d..6a379a2c741c2 100644
--- a/target/linux/bcm27xx/patches-5.15/950-0281-media-i2c-Add-driver-for-Sony-IMX477-sensor.patch
+++ b/target/linux/bcm27xx/patches-5.15/950-0281-media-i2c-Add-driver-for-Sony-IMX477-sensor.patch
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Naushir Patuck <naush@raspberrypi.com>
 
 --- a/MAINTAINERS
 +++ b/MAINTAINERS
-@@ -17514,6 +17514,14 @@ T:	git git://linuxtv.org/media_tree.git
+@@ -17516,6 +17516,14 @@ T:	git git://linuxtv.org/media_tree.git
  F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/sony,imx412.yaml
  F:	drivers/media/i2c/imx412.c
  
diff --git a/target/linux/bcm27xx/patches-5.15/950-0413-Documentation-devicetree-Add-documentation-for-imx37.patch b/target/linux/bcm27xx/patches-5.15/950-0413-Documentation-devicetree-Add-documentation-for-imx37.patch
index 77c44cf13c95f..2848cb87c59bd 100644
--- a/target/linux/bcm27xx/patches-5.15/950-0413-Documentation-devicetree-Add-documentation-for-imx37.patch
+++ b/target/linux/bcm27xx/patches-5.15/950-0413-Documentation-devicetree-Add-documentation-for-imx37.patch
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ Signed-off-by: David Plowman <david.plowman@raspberrypi.com>
 +...
 --- a/MAINTAINERS
 +++ b/MAINTAINERS
-@@ -17528,6 +17528,7 @@ M:	Raspberry Pi Kernel Maintenance <kern
+@@ -17530,6 +17530,7 @@ M:	Raspberry Pi Kernel Maintenance <kern
  L:	linux-media@vger.kernel.org
  S:	Maintained
  T:	git git://linuxtv.org/media_tree.git
diff --git a/target/linux/bcm27xx/patches-5.15/950-0520-dt-bindings-media-i2c-Add-IMX519-CMOS-sensor-binding.patch b/target/linux/bcm27xx/patches-5.15/950-0520-dt-bindings-media-i2c-Add-IMX519-CMOS-sensor-binding.patch
index 8bbbfcb151113..364895e2eb334 100644
--- a/target/linux/bcm27xx/patches-5.15/950-0520-dt-bindings-media-i2c-Add-IMX519-CMOS-sensor-binding.patch
+++ b/target/linux/bcm27xx/patches-5.15/950-0520-dt-bindings-media-i2c-Add-IMX519-CMOS-sensor-binding.patch
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Lee Jackson <info@arducam.com>
 +...
 --- a/MAINTAINERS
 +++ b/MAINTAINERS
-@@ -17532,6 +17532,14 @@ F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/med
+@@ -17534,6 +17534,14 @@ F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/med
  F:	Documentation/devicetree/bindings/media/i2c/imx477.yaml
  F:	drivers/media/i2c/imx477.c
  
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/config-5.15 b/target/linux/generic/config-5.15
index 8146161d0819c..3ddc7fbbf8303 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/config-5.15
+++ b/target/linux/generic/config-5.15
@@ -1177,7 +1177,6 @@ CONFIG_CRYPTO_KPP=y
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_KPP2=y
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_LIB_AES=y
 CONFIG_CRYPTO_LIB_ARC4=y
-# CONFIG_CRYPTO_LIB_BLAKE2S is not set
 # CONFIG_CRYPTO_LIB_CHACHA is not set
 # CONFIG_CRYPTO_LIB_CHACHA20POLY1305 is not set
 # CONFIG_CRYPTO_LIB_CURVE25519 is not set
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/hack-5.15/261-lib-arc4-unhide.patch b/target/linux/generic/hack-5.15/261-lib-arc4-unhide.patch
index a7668acfadef3..dfba811f31f20 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/hack-5.15/261-lib-arc4-unhide.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/hack-5.15/261-lib-arc4-unhide.patch
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ from backports.
 
 --- a/lib/crypto/Kconfig
 +++ b/lib/crypto/Kconfig
-@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ config CRYPTO_LIB_AES
+@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ config CRYPTO_LIB_AES
  	tristate
  
  config CRYPTO_LIB_ARC4
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ from backports.
 +	tristate "ARC4 cipher library"
  
  config CRYPTO_ARCH_HAVE_LIB_BLAKE2S
- 	tristate
+ 	bool
diff --git a/target/linux/generic/pending-5.15/205-backtrace_module_info.patch b/target/linux/generic/pending-5.15/205-backtrace_module_info.patch
index 84e4534143dd7..6379ce071d7c3 100644
--- a/target/linux/generic/pending-5.15/205-backtrace_module_info.patch
+++ b/target/linux/generic/pending-5.15/205-backtrace_module_info.patch
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
 
 --- a/lib/vsprintf.c
 +++ b/lib/vsprintf.c
-@@ -1001,8 +1001,10 @@ char *symbol_string(char *buf, char *end
+@@ -1003,8 +1003,10 @@ char *symbol_string(char *buf, char *end
  		    struct printf_spec spec, const char *fmt)
  {
  	unsigned long value;
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
  #endif
  
  	if (fmt[1] == 'R')
-@@ -1023,8 +1025,14 @@ char *symbol_string(char *buf, char *end
+@@ -1025,8 +1027,14 @@ char *symbol_string(char *buf, char *end
  
  	return string_nocheck(buf, end, sym, spec);
  #else