CVE-2025-8941

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Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8941
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2025-8941.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2025-8941
Downstream
Published
2025-08-13T15:15:41Z
Modified
2025-09-04T09:02:04.336730Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / pam

Package

Name
pam
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pam?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.4.0-9
1.4.0-9+deb11u1
1.4.0-10
1.4.0-11
1.4.0-12
1.4.0-13
1.5.2-1
1.5.2-2
1.5.2-3
1.5.2-4
1.5.2-5
1.5.2-6
1.5.2-7
1.5.2-8
1.5.2-9
1.5.2-9.1
1.5.3-1
1.5.3-2
1.5.3-3
1.5.3-4
1.5.3-5
1.5.3-6
1.5.3-6+hurd.1
1.5.3-7
1.7.0-1
1.7.0-2
1.7.0-2+hurd.1
1.7.0-3
1.7.0-4
1.7.0-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / pam

Package

Name
pam
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pam?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.5.2-6
1.5.2-6+deb12u1
1.5.2-7
1.5.2-8
1.5.2-9
1.5.2-9.1
1.5.3-1
1.5.3-2
1.5.3-3
1.5.3-4
1.5.3-5
1.5.3-6
1.5.3-6+hurd.1
1.5.3-7
1.7.0-1
1.7.0-2
1.7.0-2+hurd.1
1.7.0-3
1.7.0-4
1.7.0-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / pam

Package

Name
pam
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pam?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.7.0-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / pam

Package

Name
pam
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/pam?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.7.0-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}