CVE-2025-39798

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 3.1

5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 20% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

Published

2025-09-12

Modified

2026-10-19

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-21

Affected

• debian:debian_linux
• linux:linux_kernel

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

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