Linux-pam: linux-pam directory traversal
21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 7.8epss 0.5%
exploitation probability
0.5%top 61% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
linux-pamRed Hat · cert-manager operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.16Red Hat · OpenShift Compliance Operator 1Red Hat · Red Hat Discovery 2Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update ServiceRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update ServiceRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update SupportRed Hat · Red Hat Insights proxy 1.5Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing 3.6.0Red Hat · Red Hat OpenShift sandboxed containers 1.1Red Hat · Red Hat Web Terminal 1.11 on RHEL 9Red Hat · Red Hat Web Terminal 1.12 on RHEL 9Red Hat · RHEL-8 based Middleware ContainersRed Hat · RHOSS-1.36-RHEL-8References
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10024https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10027https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10180https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10354https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10357https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10358https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10359https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10361https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10362https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10735https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:10823https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11386