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Echo: linux: security update to 6.1.148-1

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 458059

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: PM / devfreq: Check governor before
 using governor->name Commit 96ffcdf239de ("PM / devfreq: Remove redundant governor_name from struct
 devfreq") removes governor_name and uses governor->name to replace it. But devfreq->governor may be NULL
 and directly using devfreq->governor->name may cause null pointer exception. Move the check of governor to
 before using governor->name. (CVE-2025-38609)

Solution

Update the linux library and its related packages to version 6.1.148-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2025-38609

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 458059

Version: Revision 1.2

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/5/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.36

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-2025-38609

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: 9/15/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-38609