Echo: linux: security update to 6.1.162-1

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 460523

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: scsi: aic94xx: fix use-after-free in
device removal path The asd_pci_remove() function fails to synchronize with pending tasklets before
freeing the asd_ha structure, leading to a potential use-after-free vulnerability. When a device removal
is triggered (via hot-unplug or module unload), race condition can occur. The fix adds tasklet_kill()
before freeing the asd_ha structure, ensuring all scheduled tasklets complete before cleanup proceeds.
(CVE-2025-71075)

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-2025-71075

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 460523

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.9

Percentile: 96.92

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-2025-71075

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: 1/14/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/13/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-71075