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CVE-2025-6020.

Source-reported disclosure and enrichment record.

SEVERITY / CVSSHIGH / 7.8CVSS 3.1 · secalert@redhat.com
EXPLOITATION STATUSNot listed in the cached KEV catalogThis does not establish absence of exploitation.
RECORD STATUSDeferredModified Oct 07, 2026

Disclosure summary

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.

Source-reported weakness categories

CWE-22

Source-specific records & product guidance

Sources retain their own attribution and scoring. Follow the original record to confirm affected versions, fixed releases, and configuration conditions.

NIST National Vulnerability Database · NVD-CVE-2025-6020

Open original source · Updated Oct 07, 2026

Only CPE matches marked vulnerable=true are indexed. AND/OR platform conditions must be checked in the original NVD record.

Microsoft Security Updates (CVRF) · 2025-Jun

Open original source · Updated Aug 12, 2026

Linux-pam: linux-pam directory traversal

Maximum of vendor-reported product scores; products and fixed builds are associations, not a universal affected-version statement.

Microsoft maximum product score: 7.8

VendorProduct / associationVersion / bounds
Microsoft update guidecbl2 pam 1.5.1-8 on CBL Mariner 2.0 (MSRC status code 3)
Microsoft update guideazl3 pam 1.5.3-5 on Azure Linux 3.0 (MSRC status code 3)
Microsoft update guidecbl2 pam 1.5.1-7 on CBL Mariner 2.0 (MSRC status code 3)
Microsoft update guidecbl2 pam 1.5.1-7 on CBL-Mariner 2.0 (MSRC status code 3)

Vendor remediation references

  • CBL-Mariner Releases · build 1.5.1-8 · product IDs 19580-16823, 19916-17086, 19916-21692
  • Vendor guidance · product IDs 19580-16823, 19916-17086, 19916-21692
  • CBL-Mariner Releases · build 1.5.3-5 · product IDs 19627-17084
  • Vendor guidance · product IDs 19627-17084

Original records & references

PUBLISHED 2025-06-17T09:15:21-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-07T00:17:34-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-08T12:30:36-04:00