CVE-2025-68764
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: NFS: Automounted filesystems should inherit ro,noexec,nodev,sync flags When a filesystem is being automounted, it needs to preserve the user-set superblock mount options, such as the "ro" flag.
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
5.6
and later are affected. Fixed in
5.10.248,
5.15.198,
6.1.160,
6.6.120,
6.12.63,
6.17.13,
6.18.2,
6.19
and their respective stable series.
References
The following references provide additional information about CVE-2025-68764 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4b296944e632cf4c6a4cc8e2585c6451eae47b1b
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/612cc98698d667df804792f0c47d4e501e66da29
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PatchKernel patch commithttps://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8675c69816e4276b979ff475ee5fac4688f80125
Frequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2025-68764?
CVE-2025-68764 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 5.6 onward and has been patched in 5.10.248, 5.15.198, 6.1.160 and others. CVE-2025-68764 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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Is there a patch available for CVE-2025-68764?
Yes — CVE-2025-68764 has been patched. Fixed versions include 5.10.248, 5.15.198, 6.1.160 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 5.6 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2025-68764 actively exploited?
No — CVE-2025-68764 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.