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Echo: linux: security update to 6.1.170-1

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 460985

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: spi: cadence-quadspi: Implement
 refcount to handle unbind during busy driver support indirect read and indirect write operation with
 assumption no force device removal(unbind) operation. However force device removal(removal) is still
 available to root superuser. Unbinding driver during operation causes kernel crash. This changes ensure
 driver able to handle such operation for indirect read and indirect write by implementing refcount to
 track attached devices to the controller and gracefully wait and until attached devices remove operation
 completed before proceed with removal operation. (CVE-2025-40005)

Solution

Update the linux library and its related packages to version 6.1.170-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2025-40005

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 460985

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.44

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-2025-40005

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: 10/20/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/20/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-40005