VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2025-38498
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.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.17%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.17%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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).
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.17% probability · 7th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/064014f7812744451d5d0592f3d2bcd727f2ee93Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12f147ddd6de7382dad54812e65f3f08d05809fcPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19554c79a2095ddde850906a067915c1ef3a4114Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/432a171d60056489270c462e651e6c3a13f855b1Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f091ad0862b02dc42a19a120b7048de848561f8Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/787937c4e373f1722c4343e5a5a4eb0f8543e589Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c1ddfeb662b668fff69c5f1cfdd9f5d23d55d23Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7d11fdf8e5db5f34a6c062c7e6ba3a0971879d2Patch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-089022.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.