In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

listmount: don't call path_put() under namespace semaphore

Massage listmount() and make sure we don't call path_put() under the
namespace semaphore. If we put the last reference we're fscked.
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Thu, 13 Nov 2025 12:15:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

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cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


Thu, 13 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000

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Linux linux Kernel
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Linux linux Kernel

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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: listmount: don't call path_put() under namespace semaphore Massage listmount() and make sure we don't call path_put() under the namespace semaphore. If we put the last reference we're fscked.
Title listmount: don't call path_put() under namespace semaphore
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2025-11-12T21:56:34.801Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T07:20:57.179Z

Link: CVE-2025-40203

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No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-11-12T22:15:47.530

Modified: 2025-11-14T16:42:30.503

Link: CVE-2025-40203

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-11-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2025-40203 - Bugzilla

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Updated: 2025-11-13T09:52:13Z