CVE-2025-39717

HIGH EPSS 3.8%
Published Sep 5, 202510mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.8 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Sep 5, 2025 10mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: open_tree_attr: do not allow id-mapping changes without OPEN_TREE_CLONE As described in commit 7a54947e727b ('Merge patch series "fs: allow changing idmappings"'), open_tree_attr(2) was necessary in order to allow for a detached mount to be created and have its idmappings changed without the risk of any racing threads operating on it. For this reason, mount_setattr(2) still does not allow for id-mappings to be changed. However, there was a bug in commit 2462651ffa76 ("fs: allow changing idmappings") which allowed users to bypass this restriction by calling open_tree_attr(2) *without* OPEN_TREE_CLONE. can_idmap_mount() prevented this bug from allowing an attached mountpoint's id-mapping from being modified (thanks to an is_anon_ns() check), but this still allows for detached (but visible) mounts to have their be id-mapping changed. This risks the same UAF and locking issues as described in the merge commit, and was likely unintentional.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
3.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-416 Use After Free Memory Safety

Affected Products 3

VendorProductVersionRange
linuxlinux_kernel*≥6.15  –  <6.16.4
linuxlinux_kernel6.17any
linuxlinux_kernel6.17any

References 2

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69dbdc711d9130136824e3830191a6afffa0a1f0
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9308366f062129d52e0ee3f7a019f7dd41db33df
    Patch

Remediation

  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69dbdc711d9130136824e3830191a6afffa0a1f0
    Patch
  • git.kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9308366f062129d52e0ee3f7a019f7dd41db33df
    Patch