Vulnerability in linux-hwe-edge
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A vulnerability tracked as UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21868 has been found in linux-hwe-edge.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
What to do: upgrade linux-hwe-edge to 6.8.0-1035.37~22.04.1 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "linux-hwe-edge UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21868" on the vendor's site.
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-21868 (linux-hwe-edge)
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Patched: 6.8.0-1035.37~22.04.1 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (unclassified) exists in linux-hwe-edge.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of linux-hwe-edge.
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure.
Update to 6.8.0-1035.37~22.04.1.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'linux-hwe-edge' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1
Identify exposureidentify
grep -r 'linux-hwe-edge' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
linux-hwe-edgeを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2
Apply patchpatch
Upgrade linux-hwe-edge to 6.8.0-1035.37~22.04.1ステージング環境で 6.8.0-1035.37~22.04.1 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3
Post-deployment verificationverify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-hwe-edge |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.0 |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.3 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-azure |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.3 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-azure-edge |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-gcp |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.3 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-gke-4.15 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-gke-5.4 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-gkeop-5.4 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-hwe |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-hwe-edge |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-oem |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-oracle-5.0 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-oracle-5.3 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.11 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.13 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.8 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.11 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.13 |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.8 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.11 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.13 |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.8 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-gke |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-gke-5.15 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-gkeop |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-gkeop-5.15 |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.11 |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.13 |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.8 |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-intel-5.13 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.10 |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.13 |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.14 |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.6 |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-oracle-5.11 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-oracle-5.13 |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-oracle-5.8 |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-raspi2 |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-riscv |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.11 |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.8 |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-allwinner-5.19 |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-5.19 |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.2 |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.5 |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-aws-6.8 |
< 6.8.0-1035.37~22.04.1 |
6.8.0-1035.37~22.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-5.19 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.2 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.5 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.8 |
< 6.8.0-1034.39~22.04.1 |
6.8.0-1034.39~22.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.19 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-6.2 |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-5.19 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.2 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.5 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.8 |
< 6.8.0-1036.38~22.04.1 |
6.8.0-1036.38~22.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-5.19 |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.2 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.5 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.8 |
< 6.8.0-78.78~22.04.1 |
6.8.0-78.78~22.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-ibm-6.8 |
< 6.8.0-1033.33~22.04.1 |
6.8.0-1033.33~22.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 |
< 6.8.0-78.78.1~22.04.1 |
6.8.0-78.78.1~22.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.2 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.5 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.8 |
< 6.8.0-1035.38~22.04.1 |
6.8.0-1035.38~22.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-5.17 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.0 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.1 |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.5 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.5 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-oracle-6.8 |
< 6.8.0-1032.33~22.04.1 |
6.8.0-1032.33~22.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-5.19 |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.5 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv-6.8 |
< 6.8.0-78.78~22.04.1 |
6.8.0-78.78~22.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-5.19 |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.2 |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-starfive-6.5 |
All versions |
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| Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:22.04:LTS | linux-realtime-6.8 |
< 6.8.1-1030.31~22.04.1 |
6.8.1-1030.31~22.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux |
< 6.8.0-78.78 |
6.8.0-78.78 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-aws |
< 6.8.0-1035.37 |
6.8.0-1035.37 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure |
< 6.8.0-1034.39 |
6.8.0-1034.39 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-6.11 |
< 6.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1 |
6.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-azure-nvidia |
< 6.8.0-1022.23 |
6.8.0-1022.23 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp |
< 6.8.0-1036.38 |
6.8.0-1036.38 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.11 |
< 6.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1 |
6.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gke |
< 6.8.0-1032.36 |
6.8.0-1032.36 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gkeop |
< 6.8.0-1019.21 |
6.8.0-1019.21 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.11 |
< 6.11.0-26.26~24.04.1 |
6.11.0-26.26~24.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-ibm |
< 6.8.0-1033.33 |
6.8.0-1033.33 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-intel |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency |
< 6.8.0-78.78.1 |
6.8.0-78.78.1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 |
< 6.11.0-1014.15~24.04.1 |
6.11.0-1014.15~24.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia |
< 6.8.0-1035.38 |
6.8.0-1035.38 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-6.11 |
< 6.11.0-1010.10 |
6.11.0-1010.10 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-lowlatency |
< 6.8.0-1035.38.1 |
6.8.0-1035.38.1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-nvidia-tegra |
< 6.8.0-1009.9 |
6.8.0-1009.9 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.11 |
< 6.11.0-1022.22 |
6.11.0-1022.22 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oem-6.8 |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-oracle |
< 6.8.0-1032.33 |
6.8.0-1032.33 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi |
< 6.8.0-1035.39 |
6.8.0-1035.39 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-realtime |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-riscv |
All versions |
— |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-xilinx |
< 6.8.0-1017.18 |
6.8.0-1017.18 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:24.04:LTS | linux-fips |
< 6.8.0-78.78+fips1 |
6.8.0-78.78+fips1 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime |
< 6.8.0-2028.29 |
6.8.0-2028.29 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:24.04:LTS | linux-realtime |
< 6.8.1-1030.31 |
6.8.1-1030.31 |
Original description The description as published by the source.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: net: allow small head cache usage with large MAX_SKB_FRAGS values Sabrina reported the following splat: WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1 at net/core/dev.c:6935 netif_napi_add_weight_locked+0x8f2/0xba0 Modules linked in: CPU: 0 UID: 0 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 6.14.0-rc1-net-00092-g011b03359038 #996 Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (i440FX + PIIX, 1996), BIOS Arch Linux 1.16.3-1-1 04/01/2014 RIP: 0010:netif_napi_add_weight_locked+0x8f2/0xba0 Code: e8 c3 e6 6a fe 48 83 c4 28 5b 5d 41 5c 41 5d 41 5e 41 5f c3 cc cc cc cc c7 44 24 10 ff ff ff ff e9 8f fb ff ff e8 9e e6 6a fe <0f> 0b e9 d3 fe ff ff e8 92 e6 6a fe 48 8b 04 24 be ff ff ff ff 48 RSP: 0000:ffffc9000001fc60 EFLAGS: 00010293 RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff88806ce48128 RCX: 1ffff11001664b9e RDX: ffff888008f00040 RSI: ffffffff8317ca42 RDI: ffff88800b325cb6 RBP: ffff88800b325c40 R08: 0000000000000001 R09: ffffed100167502c R10: ffff88800b3a8163 R11: 0000000000000000 R12: ffff88800ac1c168 R13: ffff88800ac1c168 R14: ffff88800ac1c168 R15: 0000000000000007 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff88806ce00000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: ffff888008201000 CR3: 0000000004c94001 CR4: 0000000000370ef0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace:…
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
References
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