CVE-2025-8941

Public on 2025-08-13

Modified on 2025-08-25

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.

Severity

Medium

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CVSS v3 Base Score

6.3

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Affected Packages

Platform	Package	Status
Amazon Linux 1	pam	No Fix Planned
Amazon Linux 2 - Core	pam	Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023	pam	Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

	Score Type	Score	Vector
Amazon Linux	CVSSv3	6.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
NVD	CVSSv3	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2025-8941 Mitre: CVE-2025-8941