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Echo: linux: security update to 6.1.170-1

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 457078

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fs: ntfs3: fix infinite loop triggered
 by zero-sized ATTR_LIST We found an infinite loop bug in the ntfs3 file system that can lead to a Denial-
 of-Service (DoS) condition. A malformed NTFS image can cause an infinite loop when an ATTR_LIST attribute
 indicates a zero data size while the driver allocates memory for it. When ntfs_load_attr_list() processes
 a resident ATTR_LIST with data_size set to zero, it still allocates memory because of al_aligned(0). This
 creates an inconsistent state where ni->attr_list.size is zero, but ni->attr_list.le is non-null. This
 causes ni_enum_attr_ex to incorrectly assume that no attribute list exists and enumerates only the primary
 MFT record. When it finds ATTR_LIST, the code reloads it and restarts the enumeration, repeating
 indefinitely. The mount operation never completes, hanging the kernel thread. This patch adds validation
 to ensure that data_size is non-zero before memory allocation. When a zero-sized ATTR_LIST is detected,
 the function returns -EINVAL, preventing a DoS vulnerability. (CVE-2025-71267)

Solution

Update the linux library and its related packages to version 6.1.170-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2025-71267

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 457078

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.76

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.6

Temporal Score: 3.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-71267

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/1/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/18/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-71267