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CVE-2025-8941

HIGH

7.8

Description

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.8

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredLOW

User InteractionNONE

Published8/13/2025

Last Modified11/20/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14557(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15099(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15100(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15101(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15102(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15103(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15104(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15105(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15106(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15107(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15709(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15827(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15828(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:16524(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:17181(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:18219(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:21885(secalert@redhat.com)

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-8941(secalert@redhat.com)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2388220(secalert@redhat.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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