Echo: linux: security update to 6.1.187-1

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 458899

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: exfat: fix double free in delayed_free
The double free could happen in the following path. exfat_create_upcase_table()
exfat_create_upcase_table() : return error exfat_free_upcase_table() : free ->vol_utbl
exfat_load_default_upcase_table : return error exfat_kill_sb() delayed_free() exfat_free_upcase_table()
<--------- double free This patch set ->vol_util as NULL after freeing it. (CVE-2025-38206)

Solution

Update the linux library and its related packages to version 6.1.187-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2025-38206

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 458899

Version: Revision 1.2

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/5/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

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-2025-38206

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: 12/22/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/22/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-38206