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CVE-2025-6020
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.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.44%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.44%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.44% probability · 37th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10024
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10027
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10180
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10354
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10357
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10358
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10359
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10361
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10362
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10735
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10823
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11386
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11487
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14557
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15099
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15709
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15827
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15828
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:16524
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17181
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:18219
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:20181
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:21885
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22019
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9526
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:0934
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6020
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2372512
- https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/security/advisories/GHSA-f9p8-gjr4-j9gx
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/06/17/1
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.