CVE-2025-39798

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel - Info Disclosure

Title source: llm

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFS: Fix the setting of capabilities when automounting a new filesystem Capabilities cannot be inherited when we cross into a new filesystem. They need to be reset to the minimal defaults, and then probed for again.

References (11)

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/175afda783e38c0660f2afc0602dd9c83d4e7ee1

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3924dab90816d0c683a110628ef386f83a9d1e13

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50e0fd0050e510e749e1fdd1d7158e419ff8f3b9

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73fcb101bb3eb2a552d7856a476b2c0bc3b5ef9e

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/816a6f60c2c2b679a33fa4276442bafd11473651

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95eb0d97ab98a10e966125c1f274e7d0fc0992b3

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/987c20428f067c1c7f29ed0a2bd8c63fa74b1c2c

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8ffee4abd8ec9d7a64d394e0306ae64ba139fd2

[Patch] https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b01f21cacde9f2878492cf318fee61bf4ccad323

[Third Party Advisory] https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html

[Third Party Advisory] https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0001

EPSS Percentile 2.5%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

Status published

Affected Products (10)

linux/linux_kernel < 5.4.297

debian/debian_linux

linux/Kernel < 5.4.297linux

linux/Kernel < 5.10.241linux

linux/Kernel < 5.15.190linux

linux/Kernel < 6.1.149linux

linux/Kernel < 6.6.103linux

linux/Kernel < 6.12.43linux

linux/Kernel < 6.15.11linux

linux/Kernel < 6.16.2linux

Timeline

Published Sep 12, 2025

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026