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High 7.8Published Jun 17, 2025
CVE-2025-6020Linux-pam: linux-pam directory traversal
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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
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 redhat:enterprise_linux | from 0:1.6.1-8.el10 not affected | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support redhat:enterprise_linux_eus | from 0:1.6.1-8.el10_0 not affected | CNA record |
from 0:1.1.8-23.el7_9.1 not affected | CNA record | |
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support redhat:rhel_aus | 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 | |
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support redhat:rhel_eus | from 0:1.5.1-24.el9_4 not affected | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat Web Terminal 1.11 on RHEL 9 redhat:webterminal | from 1.11-19 not affected | CNA record |
Red Hat RHEL-8 based Middleware Containers redhat:rhosemc | 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 |
Red Hat cert-manager operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.16 redhat:cert_manager | from v1.16.5-1760515757 not affected | CNA record |
Red Hat Compliance Operator 1 redhat:openshift_compliance_operator | from 1.8.0 not affected | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat Discovery 2 redhat:discovery | from 2.0.0-1752592913 not affected | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat Insights proxy 1.5 redhat:insights_proxy | from 1.5.7-1759331989 not affected | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.6.0 redhat:openshift_distributed_tracing | from rhosdt-3.6-1752046452 not affected | CNA record |
Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift sandboxed containers 1.10 redhat:confidential_compute_attestation | from 1.10.2-1757422110 not affected | CNA record |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_mx5000 (from the name) | before V2.17.1 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE siemens:ruggedcom_rox_mx5000re (from the name) | before V2.17.1 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1400 (from the name) | before V2.17.1 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1500 (from the name) | before V2.17.1 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1501 (from the name) | before V2.17.1 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1510 (from the name) | before V2.17.1 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1511 (from the name) | before V2.17.1 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1512 (from the name) | before V2.17.1 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1524 (from the name) | before V2.17.1 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1536 (from the name) | before V2.17.1 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx5000 (from the name) | before V2.17.1 | CISA ADP |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10024vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10027vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10180vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10354vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10357vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10358vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10359vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10361vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10362vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10735vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10823vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11386vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11487vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14557vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15099vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15709vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15827vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15828vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:16524vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17181vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:18219vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:20181vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:21885vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:22019vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9526vendor-advisory, x-refsource-redhat
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