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Echo: linux: security update to 6.1.162-1

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 459250

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: staging: rtl8723bs: fix out-of-bounds
 read in rtw_get_ie() parser The Information Element (IE) parser rtw_get_ie() trusted the length byte of
 each IE without validating that the IE body (len bytes after the 2-byte header) fits inside the remaining
 frame buffer. A malformed frame can advertise an IE length larger than the available data, causing the
 parser to increment its pointer beyond the buffer end. This results in out-of-bounds reads or, depending
 on the pattern, an infinite loop. Fix by validating that (offset + 2 + len) does not exceed the limit
 before accepting the IE or advancing to the next element. This prevents OOB reads and ensures the parser
 terminates safely on malformed frames. (CVE-2025-68256)

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-2025-68256

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 459250

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.12

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.3

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-68256

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/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: 12/17/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/16/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-68256