Bug 2372512 (CVE-2025-6020) - CVE-2025-6020 linux-pam: Linux-pam directory Traversal
Summary: CVE-2025-6020 linux-pam: Linux-pam directory Traversal
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2025-6020
Deadline: 2025-06-17
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2025-06-12 16:42 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2025-06-17 12:41 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-06-12 16:42:52 UTC 
The module pam_namespace in linux-pam <= 1.7.0 may access user-controlled paths without proper protections, which allows a local user to elevate their privileges to root via multiple symlink attacks and race conditions.
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