SB2025081152 - Improper privilege management in Linux kernel fs
Published: August 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025081152
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper privilege management (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-38498)
The vulnerability allows a local user to read and manipulate data.
The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed permissions within the do_change_type() function in fs/namespace.c. A local user can read and manipulate data.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- 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