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AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0017 7.2 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed Linux 07b20889e3052c7e77d6a6a54e7e83446eb1ba84 – — Linux 2.6.15 – 5.4.295
TIMELINE Apr 16 Reserved by Linux Jul 30 Published (CNA: Linux) Jul 30 RESCORED — CVE-2025-38498 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD).
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).
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| April 16, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| July 30, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| July 30, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2025-38498 (Linux). CVSS 7.8 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Authoritative record: CVE-2025-38498 at cve.org
Vendors: linux
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