Medium [CVE-2025-12801] rpc.mountd in the nfs-utils privilege escalation
This medium-severity Red Hat Linux advisory covers CVE-2025-12801 affecting Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 1.
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Summary
rpc.mountd in the nfs-utils privilege escalation. Red Hat rates this moderate (CVSS 6.5).
Weakness: CWE-279. Affected package(s): nfs-utils, rhcos, rhceph/rhceph.
Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:5606 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).
Affected products named by the advisory: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 1.
- nfs-utils-1:2.3.3-68.el8_10
- rhcos-4.19.9.6.202603251941-0
- nfs-utils-1:2.5.4-26.el9_4.3
- nfs-utils-1:2.5.4-34.el9_6.3
- rhcos-417.94.202603242359-0
- rhceph/rhceph-8-rhel9:1774002867
- rhcos-418.94.202603181125-0
- nfs-utils-1:2.8.3-0.el10_1.3
- nfs-utils-1:2.5.4-38.el9_7.3
- rhcos-416.94.202603231244-0
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
- RHSA-2026:5606
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
- Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:5606 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 months ago·verify at source
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