Echo: linux: security update to 6.1.177-1

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 461104

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: ext4: replace BUG_ON with proper error
handling in ext4_read_inline_folio Replace BUG_ON() with proper error handling when inline data size
exceeds PAGE_SIZE. This prevents kernel panic and allows the system to continue running while properly
reporting the filesystem corruption. The error is logged via ext4_error_inode(), the buffer head is
released to prevent memory leak, and -EFSCORRUPTED is returned to indicate filesystem corruption.
(CVE-2026-31451)

Solution

Update the linux library and its related packages to version 6.1.177-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-31451

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 461104

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.65

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-2026-31451

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: 5/1/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/22/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-31451