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Echo: linux: security update to 6.1.162-1

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 457529

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: ksmbd: Fix refcount leak when invalid
 session is found on session lookup When a session is found but its state is not SMB2_SESSION_VALID, It
 indicates that no valid session was found, but it is missing to decrement the reference count acquired by
 the session lookup, which results in a reference count leak. This patch fixes the issue by explicitly
 calling ksmbd_user_session_put to release the reference to the session. (CVE-2025-71150)

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-2025-71150

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 457529

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.44

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-2025-71150

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: 1/24/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/16/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-71150