USN-3313-2

Advisory lineage Upstream: 2 Downstream: 0
Published: 07 Jun 2017, 05:19
Last modified:04 Feb 2026, 04:23

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

07 Jun 2017, 05:19
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Feb 2026, 04:23
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

linux-hwe vulnerability 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.

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•linux-hwe

    < 4.8.0-54.57~16.04.1

References (2)