Fixed packages 4
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::baseos | pam | 0:1.3.1-38.el8_10 |
| Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::baseos | pam-debuginfo | 0:1.3.1-38.el8_10 |
| Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::baseos | pam-debugsource | 0:1.3.1-38.el8_10 |
| Red Hat · RHEL 8 enterprise_linux:8::baseos | pam-devel | 0:1.3.1-38.el8_10 |
Vulnerabilities 2
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High 7.8CVE-2025-6020 Public exploit
Linux-pam: linux-pam directory traversal
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.
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High 7.8
Linux-pam: incomplete fix for cve-2025-6020
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.
References
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article
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2372512
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advisory
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2025/rhsa-2025_14557.json
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6020
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advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-6020
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advisory
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6020
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article
https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/security/advisories/GHSA-f9p8-gjr4-j9gx
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report
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-8941
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2388220
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advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8941
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advisory
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8941