USN-3313-2

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    USN-3313-2

    Published: 7 Jun 2017Last Modified: 10 Feb 2026

    Summary: linux-hwe vulnerability

    Details: USN-3313-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.10. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 16.10 for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. It was discovered that a buffer overflow existed in the trace subsystem in the Linux kernel. A privileged local attacker could use this to execute arbitrary code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3313-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-0605

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux-hwe

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.8.0-54.57~16.04.1

    Affected versions

    4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1
    4.8.0-39.42~16.04.1
    4.8.0-41.44~16.04.1
    4.8.0-42.45~16.04.1
    4.8.0-44.47~16.04.1
    4.8.0-45.48~16.04.1
    4.8.0-46.49~16.04.1
    4.8.0-49.52~16.04.1
    4.8.0-51.54~16.04.1
    4.8.0-52.55~16.04.1
    4.8.0-53.56~16.04.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High