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CVE-2025-38498 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: do_change_type(): refuse to operate on unmounted/not ours mounts Ensure that propagation settings can only be changed for mounts located in the caller's mount namespace. This change aligns permission checking with the rest of mount(2).


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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/064014f7812744451d5d0592f3d2bcd727f2ee93 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12f147ddd6de7382dad54812e65f3f08d05809fc kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19554c79a2095ddde850906a067915c1ef3a4114 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/432a171d60056489270c462e651e6c3a13f855b1 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f091ad0862b02dc42a19a120b7048de848561f8 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/787937c4e373f1722c4343e5a5a4eb0f8543e589 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c1ddfeb662b668fff69c5f1cfdd9f5d23d55d23 kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7d11fdf8e5db5f34a6c062c7e6ba3a0971879d2 kernel.org

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source

Change History

1 change records found show changes

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-38498
NVD Published Date:
07/30/2025
NVD Last Modified:
07/31/2025
Source:
kernel.org