Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource Affecting nfsv4-client-utils package, versions <1:2.5.4-38.0.1.el9_7.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-NFSV4CLIENTUTILS-15440367
  • published7 Mar 2026
  • disclosed4 Mar 2026

Introduced: 4 Mar 2026

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 nfsv4-client-utils to version 1:2.5.4-38.0.1.el9_7.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2026-3940.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nfsv4-client-utils package and not the nfsv4-client-utils package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle: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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