PT-2025-31376 · Linux+10 · Linux Kernel+10
Published
2025-06-04
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Updated
2026-05-26
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CVE-2025-38498
CVSS v3.1
5.5
Medium
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
The
do change type() function previously allowed operations on unmounted or improperly owned mounts. This issue has been resolved by ensuring that propagation settings can only be modified for mounts within the caller's mount namespace, aligning permission checks with the rest of the mount(2) system call.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploit
Improper Initialization
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Almalinux
Astra Linux
Centos
Debian
Linuxmint
Linux Kernel
Red Hat
Red Os
Rocky Linux
Suse
Ubuntu