CVE-2025-8941

Publication date

2025-08-13 14:42:37

Family

redhat

State

PUBLISHED

Description

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.