debian · CVE-2025-6020

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Priority: not yet assigned Published: Updated: Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:17:19 GMT

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CVE-2025-6020 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (pam), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.

Description:

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.

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