CVE-2025-8941: Linux-pam: incomplete fix for cve-2025-6020
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
Vendor fix available · Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.
Higher than 22% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
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.
Affected products20
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- linux-pamVersions not stated
- Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle SupportVersions not stated
- Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Versions not stated
- Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update SupportVersions not stated
- Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportVersions not stated
- Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-OnVersions not stated
- Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportVersions not stated
- Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update ServiceVersions not stated
- Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP SolutionsVersions not stated
- Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update ServiceVersions not stated
- Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP SolutionsVersions not stated
- Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Versions not stated
- Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Versions not stated
- Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP SolutionsVersions not stated
- Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP SolutionsVersions not stated
- Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update SupportVersions not stated
- Red Hat · Red Hat Web Terminal 1.11 on RHEL 9Versions not stated
- Red Hat · Red Hat Web Terminal 1.11 on RHEL 9Versions not stated
- Red Hat · Red Hat Web Terminal 1.12 on RHEL 9Versions not stated
- Red Hat · cert-manager operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.16Versions not stated
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- Red Hat
- Published
- August 2025
CoverageNo articles yet
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References
- NVD entrynvd.nist.gov
- CVE recordcve.org
- Weakness CWE-22cwe.mitre.org
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7 more references are in the CVE record.