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USN-3361-1
Vulnerability in linux-hwe (USN-3361-1)
Summary
vulnerability in linux-hwe (USN-3361-1). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `4.10.0-27.30~16.04.2` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **USN-3361-1** has been found in linux-hwe.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade linux-hwe to **4.10.0-27.30~16.04.2** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "linux-hwe USN-3361-1" on the vendor's site.
USN-3361-1 (linux-hwe) —
Patched: `4.10.0-27.30~16.04.2` — 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.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (unclassified) exists in linux-hwe.
📍 Affected scope
linux-hwe — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **4.10.0-27.30~16.04.2**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'linux-hwe' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'linux-hwe' . | 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` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade linux-hwe to 4.10.0-27.30~16.04.2ステージング環境で 4.10.0-27.30~16.04.2 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と、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
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 Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
linux-hwe
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References
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3361-1
- report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8405
- report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8636
- report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9083
- report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9084
- report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9191
- report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9604
- report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9755
- report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10208
- report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2583
- report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2584
- report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2596
- report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-2618
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