CVE-2025-39798
High
NFS: Fix the setting of capabilities when automounting a new filesystem
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.
Exploit probability
0.3%
Published
September 12, 2025
Required by
Not available
Last source change
August 12, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2025-39798
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-032379.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- 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://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/39xxx/CVE-2025-39798.json
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-39798