CVE-2025-38499

Aliases:RHSA-2025:23730UBUNTU-CVE-2025-38499DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38499
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 140
Modified
Published: 11 Aug 2025, 16:01
Last modified:05 Aug 2026, 12:02

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100
CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
0.16% LOW
0% probability +0.14%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

11 Aug 2025, 16:01
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2026, 12:02
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: clone_private_mnt(): make sure that caller has CAP_SYS_ADMIN in the right userns What we want is to verify there is that clone won't expose something hidden by a mount we wouldn't be able to undo. "Wouldn't be able to undo" may be a result of MNT_LOCKED on a child, but it may also come from lacking admin rights in the userns of the namespace mount belongs to. clone_private_mnt() checks the former, but not the latter. There's a number of rather confusing CAP_SYS_ADMIN checks in various userns during the mount, especially with the new mount API; they serve different purposes and in case of clone_private_mnt() they usually, but not always end up covering the missing check mentioned above.

CVSS Metrics

  • v4.0•LOW•Score: 2CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.16%• Percentile: 5%

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    all | < 6.1.147-1 | < 6.12.41-1 | < 6.16.3-1

  • debian•linux-6.1

    < 6.1.153-1~deb11u1

  • ubuntu•linux

    all | < 5.15.0-163.173 | < 6.8.0-100.100

  • ubuntu•linux-allwinner-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws

    all | < 5.15.0-1097.104 | < 6.8.0-1046.49

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.0

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1097.104~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.4

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-5.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-6.14

    < 6.14.0-1013.13~24.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-6.2

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-6.5

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-6.8

    < 6.8.0-1046.49~22.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-fips

    all | < 5.15.0-1097.104+fips1 | < 6.8.0-1046.49+fips1

  • ubuntu•linux-aws-hwe

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure

    all | all | < 5.15.0-1101.110 | < 6.8.0-1046.52

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-4.15

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1102.111~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.4

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-5.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-6.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-6.2

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-6.5

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-6.8

    < 6.8.0-1051.57~22.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-edge

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde

    all | all | all | all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-6.2

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fde-6.8

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-fips

    all | < 5.15.0-1101.110+fips1 | < 6.8.0-1046.52+fips1

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-nvidia

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-azure-nvidia-6.14

    < 6.14.0-1007.7

  • ubuntu•linux-bluefield

    all | all | < 5.15.0-1081.83 | < 6.8.0-1016.20

  • ubuntu•linux-fips

    all | < 5.15.0-163.173+fips1 | < 6.8.0-100.100+fips1

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp

    all | all | < 5.15.0-1097.106 | < 6.8.0-1047.50

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-4.15

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.11

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.13

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.15

    < 5.15.0-1097.106~20.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.19

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.3

    all

  • ubuntu•linux-gcp-5.4

    all

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References (51)