Echo: linux: security update to 6.12.27-1

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 462519

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: ksmbd: fix WARNING "do not call
blocking ops when !TASK_RUNNING" wait_event_timeout() will set the state of the current task to
TASK_UNINTERRUPTIBLE, before doing the condition check. This means that ksmbd_durable_scavenger_alive()
will try to acquire the mutex while already in a sleeping state. The scheduler warns us by giving the
following warning: do not call blocking ops when !TASK_RUNNING; state=2 set at [<0000000061515a6f>]
prepare_to_wait_event+0x9f/0x6c0 WARNING: CPU: 2 PID: 4147 at kernel/sched/core.c:10099
__might_sleep+0x12f/0x160 mutex lock is not needed in ksmbd_durable_scavenger_alive(). (CVE-2025-37802)

Solution

Update the linux library and its related packages to version 6.12.27-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2025-37802

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 462519

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

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-2025-37802

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: 9/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/8/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-37802