CVE-2025-68764: Linux kernel · NFS: Automounted filesystems should inherit ro,noexec,nodev,sync flags
Affects Linux kernelSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in df9b003a2ecacc7218486fbb31fe008c93097d5f : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:42 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 5% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
- Automatable
- Attackers cannot reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
- Technical impact
- Limited control over the software or limited information exposure
CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-06-16.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in df9b003a2ecacc7218486fbb31fe008c93097d5f, dce10c59211e5cd763a62ea01e79b82a629811e3, c09070b4def1b34e473a746c6a5331ccb80902c1 +5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 5 Jan 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
Upgrade to a fixed release listed under Affected software.
Affected software
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AI-suggested
A fix is available and has been applied in the Linux kernel. Users should upgrade from version 5.6 to a fixed kernel version containing the referenced commits. Since this is not a cloud service, manual patching is required.
Description
CVE-2025-68764 is a high-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel affecting version 5.6. It concerns the automounting of NFS filesystems, where user-set superblock mount options such as 'ro', 'noexec', 'nodev', and 'sync' were not properly inherited. This flaw could lead to unauthorized modifications or execution of files on automounted filesystems.
References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/a3dc6c40bcab1a888d5c0d134ccc0746b4c98929 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba1495aefd22fcf0746a2a3025c95d766d7cde4d (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c09070b4def1b34e473a746c6a5331ccb80902c1 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/dce10c59211e5cd763a62ea01e79b82a629811e3 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/612cc98698d667df804792f0c47d4e501e66da29 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b296944e632cf4c6a4cc8e2585c6451eae47b1b (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/df9b003a2ecacc7218486fbb31fe008c93097d5f (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8675c69816e4276b979ff475ee5fac4688f80125 (opens in a new tab)
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html (opens in a new tab)
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html (opens in a new tab)