Echo: linux: security update to 6.12.94-1

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 463934

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: nvmem: core: fix use-after-free bugs
in error paths Fix several instances of error paths in which we call __nvmem_device_put() - which may end
up freeing the underlying memory and other resources - and then keep on using the nvmem structure. Always
put the reference to the nvmem device as the last step before returning the error code. (CVE-2026-53156)

Solution

Update the linux library and its related packages to version 6.12.94-1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2026-53156

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 463934

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.07

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-2026-53156

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: 6/25/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/25/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-53156