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UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23149
Vulnerability in linux-hwe-edge (UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23149)
Summary
vulnerability in linux-hwe-edge (UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23149). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23149** has been found in linux-hwe-edge.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade linux-hwe-edge to **6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "linux-hwe-edge UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23149" on the vendor's site.
UBUNTU-CVE-2025-23149 (linux-hwe-edge) —
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Patched: `6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1` — 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.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (unclassified) exists in linux-hwe-edge.
📍 Affected scope
linux-hwe-edge — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1**.
🛡️ 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-edge' .` 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-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。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade linux-hwe-edge to 6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1ステージング環境で 6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1 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-edge
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Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-aws-5.0
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-aws-5.3
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-azure
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-azure-5.3
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-azure-edge
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-gcp
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-gcp-5.3
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-gke-4.15
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-gke-5.4
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-gkeop-5.4
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-hwe
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-hwe-edge
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-oem
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-oracle-5.0
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
linux-oracle-5.3
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-aws-5.11
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-aws-5.13
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-aws-5.8
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-azure-5.11
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-azure-5.13
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-azure-5.8
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-azure-fde
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-gcp-5.11
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-gcp-5.13
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-gcp-5.8
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-gke
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-gke-5.15
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-gkeop
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-gkeop-5.15
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-hwe-5.11
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-hwe-5.13
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-hwe-5.8
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-intel-5.13
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-oem-5.10
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-oem-5.13
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-oem-5.14
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-oem-5.6
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-oracle-5.11
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-oracle-5.13
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-oracle-5.8
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-raspi2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-riscv
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-riscv-5.11
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
linux-riscv-5.8
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-allwinner-5.19
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-aws-5.19
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-aws-6.2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-aws-6.5
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-aws-6.8
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-azure-5.19
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-azure-6.2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-azure-6.5
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-azure-6.8
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-azure-fde-5.19
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-azure-fde-6.2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-azure-fde-6.8
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-gcp-5.19
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-gcp-6.2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-gcp-6.5
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-gcp-6.8
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.8.0-1047.50~22.04.2"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-hwe-5.19
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-hwe-6.2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-hwe-6.5
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-hwe-6.8
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.8.0-100.100~22.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-ibm-6.8
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.8.0-1044.44~22.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-intel-iot-realtime
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.8.0-100.100.1~22.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-nvidia-6.2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-nvidia-6.5
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-nvidia-6.8
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-oem-5.17
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-oem-6.0
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-oem-6.1
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-oem-6.5
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-oracle-6.5
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-oracle-6.8
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.8.0-1043.44~22.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-realtime
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-riscv
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-riscv-5.19
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-riscv-6.5
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-riscv-6.8
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.8.0-100.100~22.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-starfive-5.19
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-starfive-6.2
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
linux-starfive-6.5
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:22.04:LTS
linux-realtime-6.8
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.8.1-1041.42~22.04.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
linux
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.8.0-100.100"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
linux-aws
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.8.0-1046.49"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
linux-azure
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.8.0-1046.52"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
linux-azure-6.11
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
linux-azure-fde
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
linux-azure-fde-6.17
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
linux-azure-nvidia
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
linux-gcp
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.8.0-1047.50"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
linux-gcp-6.11
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
linux-gke
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.8.0-1043.48"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
linux-gkeop
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.8.0-1030.33"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
linux-hwe-6.11
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
linux-ibm
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.8.0-1044.44"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
linux-intel
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
linux-lowlatency
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.8.0-100.100.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
linux-nvidia
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.8.0-1046.49"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
linux-nvidia-6.11
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
linux-nvidia-lowlatency
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.8.0-1046.49.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
linux-nvidia-tegra
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.8.0-1020.20"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
linux-oem-6.11
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
linux-oem-6.8
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
linux-oracle
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.8.0-1043.44"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
linux-raspi
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.8.0-1047.51"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
linux-raspi-realtime
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
linux-realtime
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
linux-riscv
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
linux-xilinx
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.8.0-1023.24"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:24.04:LTS
linux-aws-fips
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.8.0-1046.49+fips1"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:24.04:LTS
linux-azure-fips
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.8.0-1046.52+fips1"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:24.04:LTS
linux-fips
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.8.0-100.100+fips1"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:FIPS-updates:24.04:LTS
linux-gcp-fips
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.8.0-1047.50+fips1"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:24.04:LTS
linux-raspi-realtime
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.8.0-2037.38"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:Realtime:24.04:LTS
linux-realtime
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.8.1-1041.42"}]}]
Ubuntu:25.10
linux-azure-fde
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:26.04
linux-nvidia
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
References
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7594-1
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7594-2
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7594-3
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8028-1
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8028-2
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8031-1
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8028-3
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8028-4
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8028-5
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8031-2
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8028-6
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8031-3
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8052-1
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8028-7
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8028-8
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8052-2
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8074-1
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8074-2
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8126-1
- report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-23149
- report https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-23149
- report https://git.kernel.org/linus/17d253af4c2c8a2acf84bb55a0c2045f150b7dfd
- report https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1404dff1e11bf927b70ac25e1de97bed9742ede4
- report https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17d253af4c2c8a2acf84bb55a0c2045f150b7dfd
- report https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e74e2394eed90aff5c3a08c1f51f476d4de71d02
- report https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f1044e995b64d70ef90ef6f2b89955b127497702
- report https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f3cb81cb96d587f9f235a11789d1ec0992643078