#VU120155 Improper privilege management in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-68242

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#VU120155 Improper privilege management in Linux kernel - CVE-2025-68242

Published: December 16, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU120155
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-68242
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to read and manipulate data.

The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed permissions within the nfs_setattr() function in fs/nfs/inode.c. A local user can read and manipulate data.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's repository.

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