Echo: linux: security update to 6.1.162-1

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 461573

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: drm/panel-simple: fix connector type
for DataImage SCF0700C48GGU18 panel The connector type for the DataImage SCF0700C48GGU18 panel is missing
and devm_drm_panel_bridge_add() requires connector type to be set. This leads to a warning and a backtrace
in the kernel log and panel does not work: " WARNING: CPU: 3 PID: 38 at drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/panel.c:379
devm_drm_of_get_bridge+0xac/0xb8 " The warning is triggered by a check for valid connector type in
devm_drm_panel_bridge_add(). If there is no valid connector type set for a panel, the warning is printed
and panel is not added. Fill in the missing connector type to fix the warning and make the panel
operational once again. (CVE-2026-23049)

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-2026-23049

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 461573

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.53

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-2026-23049

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: 2/15/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/4/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-23049