CVE-2025-39798
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.3
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.3%
19.4th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
—
Published 2025-09-12 · modified 2026-07-30
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
| Attack Vector | N | Network |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | L | Low |
| Integrity | L | Low |
| Availability | L | Low |
Timeline
- 2025-09-12 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-07-30 — Last modified (NVD)
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.
Affected
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/175afda783e38c0660f2afc0602dd9c83d4e7ee1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3924dab90816d0c683a110628ef386f83a9d1e13
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50e0fd0050e510e749e1fdd1d7158e419ff8f3b9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73fcb101bb3eb2a552d7856a476b2c0bc3b5ef9e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/816a6f60c2c2b679a33fa4276442bafd11473651
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95eb0d97ab98a10e966125c1f274e7d0fc0992b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/987c20428f067c1c7f29ed0a2bd8c63fa74b1c2c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8ffee4abd8ec9d7a64d394e0306ae64ba139fd2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b01f21cacde9f2878492cf318fee61bf4ccad323
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html