| Name | CVE-2025-8941 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| pam (PTS) | bullseye | 1.4.0-9+deb11u1 | undetermined |
| bookworm | 1.5.2-6+deb12u1 | undetermined | |
| forky, sid, trixie | 1.7.0-5 | undetermined |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pam | source | (unstable) | undetermined |
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2388220#c1
check if RedHat specific incomplete fix for CVE-2025-6020