CVE-2025-8941

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, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

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