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Echo: linux: security update to 6.12.57-1

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 459809

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: ptp: Add a upper bound on max_vclocks
 syzbot reported WARNING in max_vclocks_store. This occurs when the argument max is too large for kcalloc
 to handle. Extend the guard to guard against values that are too large for kcalloc (CVE-2025-40057)

Solution

Update the linux library and its related packages to version 6.12.57-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2025-40057

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 459809

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.58

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-40057

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: 10/30/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/27/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-40057