CVE-2025-71239
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: audit: add fchmodat2() to change attributes class fchmodat2(), introduced in version 6.6 is currently not in the change attribute class of audit.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.12%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: audit: add fchmodat2() to change attributes class fchmodat2(), introduced in version 6.6 is currently not in the change attribute class of audit. Calling fchmodat2() to change a file attribute in the same fashion than chmod() or fchmodat() will bypass audit rules such as: -w /tmp/test -p rwa -k test_rwa The current patch adds fchmodat2() to the change attributes class.
- 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
- 0.12% probability · 2th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e762a03713e8c25ca0108c075d662c897fc0623Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f493a6079b588cf1f04ce5ed6cdad45ab0d53dcPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fed776ca86378da7dd743a7b648e20b025ba8efPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91e27bc79c3bca93c06bf5a471d47df9a35b3741Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4334c0d0e7d6f02ed93756fd4ba807e3d00c05fPatch
- https://www.bencteux.fr/posts/missing_syscalls_audit/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.