Linux-pam: incomplete fix for cve-2025-6020_CVE-2025-8941

7.8 / 10

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

A flaw was found in linux-pam. The pam_namespace module may improperly handle user-controlled paths, allowing local users to exploit symlink attacks and race conditions to elevate their privileges to root. This CVE provides a "complete" fix for CVE-2025-6020.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2025-8941

Source redhat

Published Aug 13, 2025 at 14:42

Modified Aug 13, 2025 at 14:50

Affected Product

Vendor Red Hat

Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

CWE Classification

CWE-22

References

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