High 7.3Published Sep 12, 2025

CVE-2025-39798NFS: Fix the setting of capabilities when automounting a new filesystem

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 10:10 AM ET)

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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.

CVSS: 7.3 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Oct 15, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 14, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from 54ceac4515986030c2502960be620198dd8fe25b before 95eb0d97ab98a10e966125c1f274e7d0fc0992b3; from 54ceac4515986030c2502960be620198dd8fe25b before 73fcb101bb3eb2a552d7856a476b2c0bc3b5ef9e; from 54ceac4515986030c2502960be620198dd8fe25b before 3924dab90816d0c683a110628ef386f83a9d1e13; from 54ceac4515986030c2502960be620198dd8fe25b before 175afda783e38c0660f2afc0602dd9c83d4e7ee1; from 54ceac4515986030c2502960be620198dd8fe25b before 987c20428f067c1c7f29ed0a2bd8c63fa74b1c2c; from 54ceac4515986030c2502960be620198dd8fe25b before 816a6f60c2c2b679a33fa4276442bafd11473651; from 54ceac4515986030c2502960be620198dd8fe25b before a8ffee4abd8ec9d7a64d394e0306ae64ba139fd2; 54ceac4515986030c2502960be620198dd8fe25b builds before 50e0fd0050e510e749e1fdd1d7158e419ff8f3b9; and 1 more ranges	CNA record
Siemens SIMATIC CN 4100 siemens:simatic_cn_4100 (from the name)	before V5.0	CISA ADP
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name)	from V3.1.5	CISA ADP
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518f_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name)	from V3.1.5	CISA ADP
Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:siplus_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name)	from V3.1.5	CISA ADP
linux linux_kernel linux:linux_kernel	from 2.6.19 before 5.4.297; from 5.5 before 5.10.241; from 5.11 before 5.15.190; from 5.16 before 6.1.149; from 6.2 before 6.6.103; from 6.7 before 6.12.43; from 6.13 before 6.15.11; from 6.16 before 6.16.2	NVD
debian debian_linux debian:debian_linux	11.0	NVD

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95eb0d97ab98a10e966125c1f274e7d0fc0992b3	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73fcb101bb3eb2a552d7856a476b2c0bc3b5ef9e	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3924dab90816d0c683a110628ef386f83a9d1e13	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/175afda783e38c0660f2afc0602dd9c83d4e7ee1	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/987c20428f067c1c7f29ed0a2bd8c63fa74b1c2c	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/816a6f60c2c2b679a33fa4276442bafd11473651	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8ffee4abd8ec9d7a64d394e0306ae64ba139fd2	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50e0fd0050e510e749e1fdd1d7158e419ff8f3b9	patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b01f21cacde9f2878492cf318fee61bf4ccad323	patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.html	third-party-advisory
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