CVE-2025-8941 HIGH

CVE-2025-8941: Linux-pam: incomplete fix for cve-2025-6020

Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal

Published August 13, 2025

Last update February 26, 2026

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CVSS base score

7.8/10

Attack vector Local

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required Low

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 13, 2025 CVE published

February 26, 2026 Record updated

External resources

03References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8941 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html

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