{"id":"CVE-2025-39798","title":"NFS: Fix the setting of capabilities when automounting a new filesystem","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nNFS: Fix the setting of capabilities when automounting a new filesystem\n\nCapabilities cannot be inherited when we cross into a new filesystem.\nThey need to be reset to …","severity":"high","cvss":7.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L","cvssSource":"cna","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 54ceac4515986030c2502960be620198dd8fe25b < 95eb0d97ab98a10e966125c1f274e7d0fc0992b3","Linux >= 54ceac4515986030c2502960be620198dd8fe25b < 73fcb101bb3eb2a552d7856a476b2c0bc3b5ef9e","Linux >= 54ceac4515986030c2502960be620198dd8fe25b < 3924dab90816d0c683a110628ef386f83a9d1e13","Linux >= 54ceac4515986030c2502960be620198dd8fe25b < 175afda783e38c0660f2afc0602dd9c83d4e7ee1","Linux >= 54ceac4515986030c2502960be620198dd8fe25b < 987c20428f067c1c7f29ed0a2bd8c63fa74b1c2c","Linux >= 54ceac4515986030c2502960be620198dd8fe25b < 816a6f60c2c2b679a33fa4276442bafd11473651","Linux >= 54ceac4515986030c2502960be620198dd8fe25b < a8ffee4abd8ec9d7a64d394e0306ae64ba139fd2","Linux >= 54ceac4515986030c2502960be620198dd8fe25b < 50e0fd0050e510e749e1fdd1d7158e419ff8f3b9","Linux >= 54ceac4515986030c2502960be620198dd8fe25b < b01f21cacde9f2878492cf318fee61bf4ccad323","Linux 2.6.19"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"yes","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-10-15T21:54:18.287763Z"},"published":"2025-09-12","updated":"2026-10-15","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-15T22:02:32.213Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-39798","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95eb0d97ab98a10e966125c1f274e7d0fc0992b3"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/73fcb101bb3eb2a552d7856a476b2c0bc3b5ef9e"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3924dab90816d0c683a110628ef386f83a9d1e13"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/175afda783e38c0660f2afc0602dd9c83d4e7ee1"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/987c20428f067c1c7f29ed0a2bd8c63fa74b1c2c"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/816a6f60c2c2b679a33fa4276442bafd11473651"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8ffee4abd8ec9d7a64d394e0306ae64ba139fd2"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/50e0fd0050e510e749e1fdd1d7158e419ff8f3b9"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b01f21cacde9f2878492cf318fee61bf4ccad323"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00278,"epssPercentile":0.20119,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-15T05:52:46.076Z","slug":"CVE-2025-39798","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nNFS: Fix the setting of capabilities when automounting a new filesystem\n\nCapabilities cannot be inherited when we cross into a new filesystem.\nThey need to be reset to the minimal defaults, and then probed for\nagain.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `Linux >= 54ceac4515986030c2502960be620198dd8fe25b < 95eb0d97ab98a10e966125c1f274e7d0fc0992b3`\n- `Linux >= 54ceac4515986030c2502960be620198dd8fe25b < 73fcb101bb3eb2a552d7856a476b2c0bc3b5ef9e`\n- `Linux >= 54ceac4515986030c2502960be620198dd8fe25b < 3924dab90816d0c683a110628ef386f83a9d1e13`\n- `Linux >= 54ceac4515986030c2502960be620198dd8fe25b < 175afda783e38c0660f2afc0602dd9c83d4e7ee1`\n- `Linux >= 54ceac4515986030c2502960be620198dd8fe25b < 987c20428f067c1c7f29ed0a2bd8c63fa74b1c2c`\n- `Linux >= 54ceac4515986030c2502960be620198dd8fe25b < 816a6f60c2c2b679a33fa4276442bafd11473651`\n- `Linux >= 54ceac4515986030c2502960be620198dd8fe25b < a8ffee4abd8ec9d7a64d394e0306ae64ba139fd2`\n- `Linux >= 54ceac4515986030c2502960be620198dd8fe25b < 50e0fd0050e510e749e1fdd1d7158e419ff8f3b9`\n- `Linux >= 54ceac4515986030c2502960be620198dd8fe25b < b01f21cacde9f2878492cf318fee61bf4ccad323`\n- `Linux 2.6.19`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":40,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":40.2,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}