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CVE-2025-38498
Linux Kernel Mount Namespace Permission Bypass Vulnerability
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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Published Date :

July 30, 2025, 6:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

July 31, 2025, 6:42 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-38498 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • Upgrade the affs-modules-6.1.0-37-4kc-malta-di packages.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2025-38498 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-38498.

URL Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/064014f7812744451d5d0592f3d2bcd727f2ee93
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12f147ddd6de7382dad54812e65f3f08d05809fc
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19554c79a2095ddde850906a067915c1ef3a4114
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/432a171d60056489270c462e651e6c3a13f855b1
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f091ad0862b02dc42a19a120b7048de848561f8
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/787937c4e373f1722c4343e5a5a4eb0f8543e589
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c1ddfeb662b668fff69c5f1cfdd9f5d23d55d23
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7d11fdf8e5db5f34a6c062c7e6ba3a0971879d2
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-38498 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Born at : Feb. 12, 2025, 2:08 p.m. This repo has been linked 380 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-38498 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-38498 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Jul. 30, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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).
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/064014f7812744451d5d0592f3d2bcd727f2ee93
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12f147ddd6de7382dad54812e65f3f08d05809fc
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/19554c79a2095ddde850906a067915c1ef3a4114
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/432a171d60056489270c462e651e6c3a13f855b1
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f091ad0862b02dc42a19a120b7048de848561f8
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/787937c4e373f1722c4343e5a5a4eb0f8543e589
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9c1ddfeb662b668fff69c5f1cfdd9f5d23d55d23
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c7d11fdf8e5db5f34a6c062c7e6ba3a0971879d2
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