CVE-2025-39926
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2025
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
genetlink: fix genl_bind() invoking bind() after -EPERM
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: genetlink: fix genl_bind() invoking bind() after -EPERM Per family bind/unbind callbacks were introduced to allow families to track multicast group consumer presence, e.g. to start or stop producing events depending on listeners. However, in genl_bind() the bind() callback was invoked even if capability checks failed and ret was set to -EPERM. This means that callbacks could run on behalf of unauthorized callers while the syscall still returned failure to user space. Fix this by only invoking bind() after "if (ret) break;" check i.e. after permission checks have succeeded.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unaffected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3de21a8990d3c2cc507e9cc4ed00f36358d5b93e | affected | git | 98c9d884047a3051c203708914a874dece3cbe54 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 3de21a8990d3c2cc507e9cc4ed00f36358d5b93e | affected | git | 8858c1e9405906c09589d7c336f04058ea198207 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 3de21a8990d3c2cc507e9cc4ed00f36358d5b93e | affected | git | 1dbfb0363224f6da56f6655d596dc5097308d6f5 | Unavailable | None listed |
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.9 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 0 | unaffected | semver | 6.9 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 6.12.48 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.12.* | None listed |
| 6.16.8 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.16.* | None listed |
| 6.17 | unaffected | original_commit_for_fix | Unavailable | * | None listed |