Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource Affecting nfs-utils-coreos package, versions <1:2.5.4-38.el9_7.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.47% (39th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-NFSUTILSCOREOS-15661083
  • published16 Mar 2026
  • disclosed5 Mar 2026

Introduced: 5 Mar 2026

CVE-2025-12801  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-732  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 nfs-utils-coreos to version 1:2.5.4-38.el9_7.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2026:3940.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nfs-utils-coreos package and not the nfs-utils-coreos package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was recently discovered in the rpc.mountd daemon in the nfs-utils package for Linux, that allows a NFSv3 client to escalate the privileges assigned to it in the /etc/exports file at mount time. In particular, it allows the client to access any subdirectory or subtree of an exported directory, regardless of the set file permissions, and regardless of any 'root_squash' or 'all_squash' attributes that would normally be expected to apply to that client.

CVSS Base Scores

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