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SUSE Linux 15 nfs-utils Moderate Privilege Escalation Vuln 2026-1356-1

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Calendar Grey April 15, 2026
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SUSE nfs-utils update fixes privilege escalation issue affecting NFSv3 clients. Immediate installation advised for security.
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for nfs-utils fixes the following issue: Security fixes: * CVE-2025-12801: rpc.mountd allows a NFSv3 client to escalate their privileges and access subdirectories and subtrees of an exported directory (bsc#1259204). Other fixes: * Split from nfs-utils into its own spec and changelog file (bsc#1246505). * Split legacy libnfsidmap0 into a separate spec file (bsc#1246505). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-1356=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2026-1356=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-1356=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate SuSE escalation nfs-utils NFSv3

References

* bsc#1246505

* bsc#1259204

Cross-

* CVE-2025-12801

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-12801 ( SUSE ): 7.1

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2025-12801 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

* CVE-2025-12801 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Products:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP7

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 LTSS

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

An update that solves one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be

installed.

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1356-1
Release Date: 2026-04-15T13:43:53Z
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate SuSE escalation nfs-utils NFSv3

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