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Echo: linux: security update to 6.1.162-1

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 463463

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: slimbus: core: fix device reference
 leak on report present Slimbus devices can be allocated dynamically upon reception of report-present
 messages. Make sure to drop the reference taken when looking up already registered devices. Note that this
 requires taking an extra reference in case the device has not yet been registered and has to be allocated.
 (CVE-2026-23090)

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-2026-23090

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 463463

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.52

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-2026-23090

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: 2/15/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/4/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-23090