CVE-2025-71239
Published: March 19, 2026Last modified: April 9, 2026
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: audit: add fchmodat2() to change attributes class fchmodat2(), introduced in version 6.6 is currently not in the change attribute class of audit. Calling fchmodat2() to change a file attribute in the same fashion than chmod() or fchmodat() will bypass audit rules such as: -w /tmp/test -p rwa -k test_rwa The current patch adds fchmodat2() to the change attributes class.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | NONE |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Not affected (6.1.33-r0) |
| 25 LTS | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.80-r0) | |
| Stream | linux-lts | Fixed (6.12.76-r0) |
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e762a03713e8c25ca0108c075d662c897fc0623
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ee75b13ea5f05ff9adc784b2464825bd70eb119
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f493a6079b588cf1f04ce5ed6cdad45ab0d53dc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fed776ca86378da7dd743a7b648e20b025ba8ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57489a89657cc94bf6ad8427d1902daba9156aa1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91e27bc79c3bca93c06bf5a471d47df9a35b3741
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4334c0d0e7d6f02ed93756fd4ba807e3d00c05f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f714315d7d68898d03093f67285256a8770f903c
- https://www.bencteux.fr/posts/missing_syscalls_audit/