Echo: linux: security update to 6.5.6-1

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 459266

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: rtw88: delete timer and free skb
queue when unloading Fix possible crash and memory leak on driver unload by deleting TX purge timer and
freeing C2H queue in 'rtw_core_deinit()', shrink critical section in the latter by freeing COEX queue out
of TX report lock scope. (CVE-2023-53574)

Solution

Update the linux library and its related packages to version 6.5.6-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2023-53574

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 459266

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.4

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-2023-53574

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: 10/22/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/4/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-53574