Directory Traversal Affecting pam-devel package, versions <0:1.3.1-8.el8_2.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.27% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-PAMDEVEL-12484249
  • published3 Sept 2025
  • disclosed13 Aug 2025

Introduced: 13 Aug 2025

CVE-2025-8941  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 pam-devel to version 0:1.3.1-8.el8_2.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2025:15107.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream pam-devel package and not the pam-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1