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Medium severity · published Sep 12, 2025
CVE-2025-39798
NFS: Fix the setting of capabilities when automounting a new filesystem
5.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 20% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
2.6.19 before 5.4.297; 5.5 before 5.10.241; 5.11 before 5.15.190; 5.16 before 6.1.149; 6.2 before 6.6.103; 6.7 before 6.12.43; +2 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
54ceac4515986030c2502960be620198dd8fe25b before 95eb0d97ab98a10e966125c1f274e7d0fc0992b3; 54ceac4515986030c2502960be620198dd8fe25b before 73fcb101bb3eb2a552d7856a476b2c0bc3b5ef9e; 54ceac4515986030c2502960be620198dd8fe25b before 3924dab90816d0c683a110628ef386f83a9d1e13; 54ceac4515986030c2502960be620198dd8fe25b before 175afda783e38c0660f2afc0602dd9c83d4e7ee1; 54ceac4515986030c2502960be620198dd8fe25b before 987c20428f067c1c7f29ed0a2bd8c63fa74b1c2c; 54ceac4515986030c2502960be620198dd8fe25b before 816a6f60c2c2b679a33fa4276442bafd11473651; +4 more · source: vendor
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
11.0 · source: NVD
SC
SIMATIC CN 4100 · Siemens
before V5.0 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.5; V3.1.5 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.5; V3.1.5 · source: CISA
SS
SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.5 · source: CISA
Affected product
KE
Kernel
Linux
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-39798
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-39798
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
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