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Echo: linux: security update to 6.1.147-1

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 458826

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: hwmon: (asus-ec-sensors) check sensor
 index in read_string() Prevent a potential invalid memory access when the requested sensor is not found.
 find_ec_sensor_index() may return a negative value (e.g. -ENOENT), but its result was used without
 checking, which could lead to undefined behavior when passed to get_sensor_info(). Add a proper check to
 return -EINVAL if sensor_index is negative. Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with
 SVACE. [groeck: Return error code returned from find_ec_sensor_index] (CVE-2025-38142)

Solution

Update the linux library and its related packages to version 6.1.147-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2025-38142

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 458826

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.36

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-2025-38142

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: 7/3/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-38142