CVE-2025-71239

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 5.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-03-17. NVD baseline CVSS 5.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
5.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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

audit: add fchmodat2() to change attributes class

fchmodat2(), introduced in version 6.6 is currently not in the change attribute class of audit. Calling fchmodat2() to change a file attribute in the same fashion than chmod() or fchmodat() will bypass audit rules such as:

-w /tmp/test -p rwa -k test_rwa

The current patch adds fchmodat2() to the change attributes class.

CVSS v3
5.5
EG Score
5.5(medium)
EG Risk
29(Track)
EG Risk 29/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity55% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
2%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 17, 2026

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated Aug 6, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Missing system calls in the Linux kernel audit subsystem classes (CVE-2025-71239, CVE-2026-23241) • Jeffrey Bencteux

https://www.bencteux.fr/posts/missing_syscalls_audit/
generic

audit: add fchmodat2() to change attributes class - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4334c0d0e7d6f02ed93756fd4ba807e3d00c05f
generic

audit: add fchmodat2() to change attributes class - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91e27bc79c3bca93c06bf5a471d47df9a35b3741
generic

audit: add fchmodat2() to change attributes class - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fed776ca86378da7dd743a7b648e20b025ba8ef
generic

audit: add fchmodat2() to change attributes class - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f493a6079b588cf1f04ce5ed6cdad45ab0d53dc
generic

audit: add fchmodat2() to change attributes class - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e762a03713e8c25ca0108c075d662c897fc0623

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-71239(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
linuxKernel @ 6.6.128—osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(2 across 2 ecosystems)
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.38-1 ... 6.12.85-1~bpo12+1 (17 versions)6.12.85-1—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 6.19~rc8-1~exp1 (113 versions)6.19.6-1—

Additional Vendor Advisories

(23)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-71239?
CVE-2025-71239 is a medium vulnerability published on March 17, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: audit: add fchmodat2() to change attributes class fchmodat2(), introduced in version 6.6 is currently not in the change attribute class of audit. Calling fchmodat2() to change a file attribute in the same fashion than chmod() or…
When was CVE-2025-71239 disclosed?
CVE-2025-71239 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 17, 2026, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2025-71239 actively exploited?
CVE-2025-71239 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 97.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-71239?
CVE-2025-71239 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2025-71239?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-71239, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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