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A flaw was found in linux-pam. The module pam_namespace may use access user-controlled paths without proper protection, allowing local users to elevate their privileges to root via multiple symlink a…

High CVSS 7.8
CVECVE-2025-6020
First seen2026-07-19 00:30 UTC
Disclosed2025-06-17 13:15 UTC
Last updated2026-07-20 12:15 UTC
Channel statusauto

Summary

A flaw was found in linux-pam. The module pam_namespace may use access user-controlled paths without proper protection, allowing local users to elevate their privileges to root via multiple symlink attacks and race conditions.

In-depth triage · Auto channel

No in-depth report has been generated yet (DR-003 v2 AI pipeline is under construction).

Sources

  • NVD DATABASE

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Timeline

  1. nvd_ingest NVD