CVE-2025-6020: A flaw was found in linux-pam. The module pam_namespace may use access user-controlled paths without proper protection, allowing local users to elevate their…

PriorityP345high7.8CVSS 3.1

AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH

EPSS

0.40%

32.3th percentile

A flaw was found in linux-pam. The module pam_namespace may use access user-controlled paths without proper protection, allowing local users to elevate their privileges to root via multiple symlink attacks and race conditions.

Affected

9 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
debian	pam	< pam 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 (bookworm)	pam 1.5.2-6+deb12u2 (bookworm)
debian	pam	—	—
msrc	azl3_pam_1.5.3-5_on_azure_linux_3.0	—	—
msrc	cbl2_pam_1.5.1-7_on_cbl_mariner_2.0	—	—
msrc	cbl2_pam_1.5.1-8_on_cbl_mariner_2.0	—	—
pam	pam	>= 0 < 1.4.0-9+deb11u2	1.4.0-9+deb11u2
pam	pam	>= 0 < 1.5.2-6+deb12u2	1.5.2-6+deb12u2
pam	pam	>= 0 < 1.7.0-5	1.7.0-5
pam	pam	>= 0 < 1.7.0-5	1.7.0-5

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

osv7.8HIGH

vendor_debian7.8HIGH

vendor_msrc7.8HIGH

vendor_redhat7.8HIGH

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