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Echo: linux: security update to 6.1.176-1

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 457706

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: brcmfmac: Fix potential use-
 after-free issue when stopping watchdog task Watchdog task might end between send_sig() and kthread_stop()
 calls, what results in the use-after-free issue. Fix this by increasing watchdog task reference count
 before calling send_sig() and dropping it by switching to kthread_stop_put(). (CVE-2026-46180)

Solution

Update the linux library and its related packages to version 6.1.176-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-46180

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 457706

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.16

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-46180

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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: 5/28/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/28/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-46180