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.
CVE-2025-71239
NONE
EPSS 0.03%
Updated Mar 18, 2026
Linux
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e762a03713e8c25ca0108c075d662c897fc0623
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ee75b13ea5f05ff9adc784b2464825bd70eb119
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f493a6079b588cf1f04ce5ed6cdad45ab0d53dc
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4fed776ca86378da7dd743a7b648e20b025ba8ef
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57489a89657cc94bf6ad8427d1902daba9156aa1
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91e27bc79c3bca93c06bf5a471d47df9a35b3741
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c4334c0d0e7d6f02ed93756fd4ba807e3d00c05f
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https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f714315d7d68898d03093f67285256a8770f903c
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https://www.bencteux.fr/posts/missing_syscalls_audit/
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CVE Details
CVE ID
CVE-2025-71239
Published Date
Mar 17, 2026
Vendor
Linux
Severity
NONE
Exploit Prediction (EPSS)
Probability of Exploit
0.03%
Likelihood of exploitation in next 30 days
Percentile:
10.3th percentile (higher than 10.3% of all CVEs)
Standard patching cycle
Impact
Minimal impact
Source
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