DSA-311-1: New Kernel available for Debian and a question

Today a new version of the Debian kernel was announced.

Part of the instructions read:

| If "uname -r" shows: | Install this package:
- ------------------------------------------------------

| 2.4.18-bf2.4         | kernel-image-2.4.18-bf2.4

The kernal I have installed is 2.4.17-bf2.4.

Would it be safe to install kernel-image-2.4.18-bf2.4?

Thanks,

-Miles