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Echo: linux: security update to 6.12.9-1

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 457337

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: bpf: consider that tail calls
 invalidate packet pointers Tail-called programs could execute any of the helpers that invalidate packet
 pointers. Hence, conservatively assume that each tail call invalidates packet pointers. Making the change
 in bpf_helper_changes_pkt_data() automatically makes use of check_cfg() logic that computes
 'changes_pkt_data' effect for global sub-programs, such that the following program could be rejected: int
 tail_call(struct __sk_buff *sk) { bpf_tail_call_static(sk, &jmp_table, 0); return 0; } SEC("tc") int
 not_safe(struct __sk_buff *sk) { int *p = (void *)(long)sk->data; ... make p valid ... tail_call(sk); *p =
 42; /* this is unsafe */ ... } The tc_bpf2bpf.c:subprog_tc() needs change: mark it as a function that can
 invalidate packet pointers. Otherwise, it can't be freplaced with tailcall_freplace.c:entry_freplace()
 that does a tail call. (CVE-2024-58237)

Solution

Update the linux library and its related packages to version 6.12.9-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2024-58237

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 457337

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 94.9

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-2024-58237

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: 9/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/5/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-58237