Pam-config: lpe from unprivileged to allow_active in pam_CVE-2025-6018

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 Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability has been discovered in pam-config within Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM). This flaw allows an unprivileged local attacker (for example, a user logged in via SSH) to obtain the elevated privileges normally reserved for a physically present, "allow_active" user. The highest risk is that the attacker can then perform all allow_active yes Polkit actions, which are typically restricted to console users, potentially gaining unauthorized control over system configurations, services, or other sensitive operations.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2025-6018

Source redhat

Published Jul 23, 2025 at 14:58

Modified Jul 23, 2025 at 15:13

Affected Product

Affected Versions 0

CWE Classification

CWE-863

References

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