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Echo: linux: security update to 6.1.162-1

low Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 465623

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: wifi: avoid kernel-infoleak from
 struct iw_point struct iw_point has a 32bit hole on 64bit arches. struct iw_point { void __user *pointer;
 /* Pointer to the data (in user space) */ __u16 length; /* number of fields or size in bytes */ __u16
 flags; /* Optional params */ }; Make sure to zero the structure to avoid disclosing 32bits of kernel data
 to user space. (CVE-2026-22978)

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-2026-22978

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 465623

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.2

Percentile: 0.01

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 1.7

Temporal Score: 1.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-22978

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.3

Temporal Score: 2.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/24/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/23/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-22978