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Echo: linux: security update to 6.1.176-1

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 458947

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: ALSA: usb-audio: stop parsing UAC2
 rates at MAX_NR_RATES parse_uac2_sample_rate_range() caps the number of enumerated rates at MAX_NR_RATES,
 but it only breaks out of the current rate loop. A malformed UAC2 RANGE response with additional triplets
 continues parsing the remaining triplets and repeatedly prints "invalid uac2 rates" while probe still
 holds register_mutex. Stop the whole parse once the cap is reached and return the number of rates
 collected so far. (CVE-2026-46018)

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-2026-46018

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 458947

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 93.17

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-2026-46018

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: 5/28/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/27/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-46018