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CVE-2025-38498

Vendordebian, linuxProductdebian linux, linux kernelDiscoveredJul 30, 2025UpdatedJul 30, 2026

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 v3.1
7.8 HIGH
EPSS
0.19%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
17
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Oct 22, 2026
▲ 0.02pp
0.17% → 0.19% over 5 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
19 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Jul 30, 2025
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Jul 30, 2026
Sep 24, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7769-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Sep 24, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7770-1: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Sep 24, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7771-1: Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Sep 24, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7769-2: Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Sep 25, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7774-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Sep 25, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7774-2: Linux kernel (FIPS) vulnerabilities
Sep 25, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7774-3: Linux kernel (Real-time) vulnerabilities
Sep 25, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7775-1: Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Sep 25, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7776-1: Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Sep 26, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7769-3: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Sep 26, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7775-2: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Oct 1, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7775-3: Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Oct 1, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7789-1: Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Oct 1, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7774-4: Linux kernel (KVM) vulnerabilities
Oct 6, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7774-5: Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra IGX) vulnerabilities
Oct 8, 2025
ubuntu.com reports: USN-7789-2: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Sep 18, 2026
ubuntu.com reports: USN-8781-1: Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities