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Echo: linux: security update to 6.9.9-1

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 457338

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: ice: Fix improper extts handling Extts
 events are disabled and enabled by the application ts2phc. However, in case where the driver is removed
 when the application is running, a specific extts event remains enabled and can cause a kernel crash. As a
 side effect, when the driver is reloaded and application is started again, remaining extts event for the
 channel from a previous run will keep firing and the message "extts on unexpected channel" might be
 printed to the user. To avoid that, extts events shall be disabled when PTP is released. (CVE-2024-42139)

Solution

Update the linux library and its related packages to version 6.9.9-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2024-42139

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 457338

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

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-2024-42139

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: 7/30/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-42139