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Echo: linux: security update to 6.1.147-1

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 459755

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: ath9k_htc: Abort software beacon
 handling if disabled A malicious USB device can send a WMI_SWBA_EVENTID event from an ath9k_htc-managed
 device before beaconing has been enabled. This causes a device-by-zero error in the driver, leading to
 either a crash or an out of bounds read. Prevent this by aborting the handling in ath9k_htc_swba() if
 beacons are not enabled. (CVE-2025-38157)

Solution

Update the linux library and its related packages to version 6.1.147-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2025-38157

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 459755

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.41

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-38157

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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: 7/3/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-38157