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Echo: linux: security update to 6.9.7-1

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 463035

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: f2fs: don't set RO when shutting down
 f2fs Shutdown does not check the error of thaw_super due to readonly, which causes a deadlock like below.
 f2fs_ioc_shutdown(F2FS_GOING_DOWN_FULLSYNC) issue_discard_thread - bdev_freeze - freeze_super -
 f2fs_stop_checkpoint() - f2fs_handle_critical_error - sb_start_write - set RO - waiting - bdev_thaw -
 thaw_super_locked - return -EINVAL, if sb_rdonly() - f2fs_stop_discard_thread -> wait for
 kthread_stop(discard_thread); (CVE-2024-40969)

Solution

Update the linux library and its related packages to version 6.9.7-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2024-40969

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 463035

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.18

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-2024-40969

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: 9/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/12/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-40969