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DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38499

DEBIAN-CVE-2025-38499 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14linux0, 6.12.38-1, 6.12.41-1
Debian:11linux6.11, 6.19.13-1, 6.19.14-1
Debian:11linux-6.16.1.128-1, 6.1.119-1, 6.1.112-1
Debian:12linux6.1.67-1, 6.1.69-1, 6.1.69-1~bpo11+1
Debian:13linux6.12.38-1, 0, 6.12.38-1

Timeline

  • Aug 11, 2025 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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