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Echo: linux: security update to 6.1.162-1

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 457438

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: wifi: ath11k: fix peer HE MCS
 assignment In ath11k_wmi_send_peer_assoc_cmd(), peer's transmit MCS is sent to firmware as receive MCS
 while peer's receive MCS sent as transmit MCS, which goes against firmwire's definition. While connecting
 to a misbehaved AP that advertises 0xffff (meaning not supported) for 160 MHz transmit MCS map, firmware
 crashes due to 0xffff is assigned to he_mcs->rx_mcs_set field. Ext Tag: HE Capabilities [...] Supported
 HE-MCS and NSS Set [...] Rx and Tx MCS Maps 160 MHz [...] Tx HE-MCS Map 160 MHz: 0xffff Swap the
 assignment to fix this issue. As the HE rate control mask is meant to limit our own transmit MCS, it needs
 to go via he_mcs->rx_mcs_set field. With the aforementioned swapping done, change is needed as well to
 apply it to the peer's receive MCS. Tested-on: WCN6855 hw2.1 PCI
 WLAN.HSP.1.1-03125-QCAHSPSWPL_V1_V2_SILICONZ_LITE-3.6510.41 Tested-on: QCN9274 hw2.0 PCI
 WLAN.WBE.1.4.1-00199-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1 (CVE-2025-68380)

Solution

Update the linux library and its related packages to version 6.1.162-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2025-68380

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 457438

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.42

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-2025-68380

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: 12/24/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/24/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-68380