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Echo: pytorch: security update to 2.12.0+dfsg2-1

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 457666

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - A vulnerability was found in PyTorch 2.6.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this
 vulnerability is the function torch.nn.utils.rnn.pad_packed_sequence. The manipulation leads to memory
 corruption. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public
 and may be used. (CVE-2025-2998)

Solution

Update the pytorch library and its related packages to version 2.12.0+dfsg2-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2025-2998

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 457666

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.8

Percentile: 22.22

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-2998

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.8

Threat Score: 1.1

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/28/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/31/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-2998