CVE-2025-68764: Linux kernel · NFS: Automounted filesystems should inherit ro,noexec,nodev,sync flags
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High · fixed in df9b003a2ecacc7218486fbb31fe008c93097d5f : patch Linux kernel soon.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:29 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.
- 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 for this vulnerability has been implemented in the Linux kernel. Users and administrators should apply the official kernel updates that address CVE-2025-68764 to ensure automounted filesystems correctly inherit the 'ro', 'noexec', 'nodev', and 'sync' mount flags. Patch status is not explicitly confirmed in the provided data; therefore, verify the vendor advisory or Linux kernel release notes for the exact fixed versions and apply updates accordingly.
Description
A vulnerability in the Linux kernel related to NFS automounted filesystems has been resolved. The issue involved automounted filesystems not properly inheriting critical mount options such as 'ro', 'noexec', 'nodev', and 'sync'. This could lead to security risks by allowing unintended write, execution, or device access on these filesystems.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68764 (opens in a new tab)
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b296944e632cf4c6a4cc8e2585c6451eae47b1b (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/612cc98698d667df804792f0c47d4e501e66da29 (opens in a new tab)
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/8675c69816e4276b979ff475ee5fac4688f80125 (opens in a new tab)
- 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/df9b003a2ecacc7218486fbb31fe008c93097d5f (opens in a new tab)