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Echo: linux: security update to 6.12.5-1

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 461539

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: f2fs: fix to shrink read extent node
 in batches We use rwlock to protect core structure data of extent tree during its shrink, however, if
 there is a huge number of extent nodes in extent tree, during shrink of extent tree, it may hold rwlock
 for a very long time, which may trigger kernel hang issue. This patch fixes to shrink read extent node in
 batches, so that, critical region of the rwlock can be shrunk to avoid its extreme long time hold.
 (CVE-2024-41935)

Solution

Update the linux library and its related packages to version 6.12.5-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2024-41935

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 461539

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.24

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-41935

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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: 9/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/11/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-41935