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High 7.8Published Jun 17, 2025

CVE-2025-6020Linux-pam: linux-pam directory traversal

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It affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and 26 other products. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

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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
7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-22
Known exploited
Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by
redhat
NVD analysis
Deferred
Record last updated
Oct 12, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals
Oct 12, 2026

Affected products

Affected products
from 0:1.6.1-8.el10 not affected
CNA record
from 0:1.6.1-8.el10_0 not affected
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from 0:1.1.8-23.el7_9.1 not affected
CNA record
from 0:1.3.1-8.el8_2.1 not affected
CNA record
from 0:1.3.1-16.el8_6.2 not affected
CNA record
from 0:1.3.1-16.el8_6.2 not affected
CNA record
from 0:1.5.1-24.el9_4 not affected
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from 1.11-19 not affected
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from 7.13.5-4.1752066672 not affected
CNA record
Red Hat RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8
redhat:openshift_serverless
from 1.36.0-11 not affected
CNA record

References

References

The CVE record is authoritative. Products marked “from the name” were identified from the CNA's free-text names, not a CPE, and are matched less certainly. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

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