CVE-2025-68764
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Publication date: 2026-01-05

Last updated on: 2026-01-19

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFS: Automounted filesystems should inherit ro,noexec,nodev,sync flags When a filesystem is being automounted, it needs to preserve the user-set superblock mount options, such as the "ro" flag.
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Published
2026-01-05
Last Modified
2026-01-19
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2026-06-16
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2026-01-05
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
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CVE-2025-68764
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves the Linux kernel's handling of automounted filesystems. When a filesystem is automounted, it should inherit certain mount options set by the user, such as 'ro' (read-only), 'noexec' (no execution of binaries), 'nodev' (no device files), and 'sync' (synchronous writes). The issue was that these flags were not properly preserved during automounting, potentially leading to security risks.

Impact Analysis

If automounted filesystems do not inherit the intended mount options like 'ro', 'noexec', 'nodev', and 'sync', it could allow unauthorized modifications, execution of malicious binaries, or device file access on those filesystems. This can lead to security breaches, data corruption, or system compromise.

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