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Echo: linux: security update to 6.12.69-1

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 460813

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: MIPS: ftrace: Fix memory corruption
 when kernel is located beyond 32 bits Since commit e424054000878 ("MIPS: Tracing: Reduce the overhead of
 dynamic Function Tracer"), the macro UASM_i_LA_mostly has been used, and this macro can generate more than
 2 instructions. At the same time, the code in ftrace assumes that no more than 2 instructions can be
 generated, which is why it stores them in an int[2] array. However, as previously noted, the macro
 UASM_i_LA_mostly (and now UASM_i_LA) causes a buffer overflow when _mcount is beyond 32 bits. This leads
 to corruption of the variables located in the __read_mostly section. This corruption was observed because
 the variable __cpu_primary_thread_mask was corrupted, causing a hang very early during boot. This fix
 prevents the corruption by avoiding the generation of instructions if they could exceed 2 instructions in
 length. Fortunately, insn_la_mcount is only used if the instrumented code is located outside the kernel
 code section, so dynamic ftrace can still be used, albeit in a more limited scope. This is still
 preferable to corrupting memory and/or crashing the kernel. (CVE-2025-71109)

Solution

Update the linux library and its related packages to version 6.12.69-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2025-71109

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 460813

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.67

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-2025-71109

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: 1/14/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/14/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-71109