CVE-2025-6020 Linux-pam: linux-pam directory traversal

A flaw was found in linux-pam. The module pamnamespace 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...

pam_unix_passwd.so.txt

Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 13:12:45 +0100 From: Michal Zalewski Reply-To: Bugtraq List To: [email protected] Subject: Linux PAM up to 0.64-2 local root compromise As someone said, "Never make any mistaeks." Latest release of Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules pam-0.64-2, as well as previous...