CVE-2025-8941 – Linux-Pam Symlink Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-8941 vulnerability over time.

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impact the vulnerability’s severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received
    by [email protected]

    Aug. 13, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added 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.
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-22
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-8941
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2388220
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