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Echo: linux: security update to 6.1.180-1

medium Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 464967

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: ALSA: usb-audio: avoid kobject path
 lookup in DualSense match The DualSense jack-detection input handler verifies that a matching input device
 belongs to the same physical controller by building kobject path strings for both the input device and the
 USB audio device, then comparing the path prefix. This was observed when a weak physical connection caused
 the controller to rapidly disconnect and reconnect. During that repeated hotplug, snd_dualsense_ih_match()
 can run while the controller's USB device is being disconnected. kobject_get_path() walks ancestor
 kobjects and dereferences their names; if the USB device kobject name is no longer valid, this can fault
 in strlen(): RIP: 0010:strlen+0x10/0x30 Call Trace: kobject_get_path+0x34/0x150
 snd_dualsense_ih_match+0x49/0xd0 [snd_usb_audio] input_register_device+0x566/0x6a0 ps_probe+0xb89/0x1590
 [hid_playstation] The same ownership check can be done without building kobject path strings. The input
 device is parented below the HID device, USB interface and USB device, so walking the input device parent
 chain and comparing against the mixer USB device preserves the check without dereferencing kobject names
 during disconnect. (CVE-2026-64478)

Solution

Update the linux library and its related packages to version 6.1.180-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-64478

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 464967

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.58

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-64478

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.2

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/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: 7/26/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/23/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-64478