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NFS: Fix the setting of capabilities when automounting a new filesystem

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

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.

Announced Group revision 1
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CVE-2025-39798

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2025-39798

Linux

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Linux

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/1/product

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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

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Related CVEs
CVE-2025-39798

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Publisher severity

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Event
#30631 · Revision 1
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Revision history

  1. CVE-2025-39798 · Revision 1Source updated