CVE-2025-6020

Publication date 17 June 2025

Last updated 25 June 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

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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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
pam	25.04 plucky	Fixed 1.5.3-7ubuntu4.3
	24.10 oracular	Fixed 1.5.3-7ubuntu2.3
	24.04 LTS noble	Fixed 1.5.3-5ubuntu5.4
	22.04 LTS jammy	Fixed 1.4.0-11ubuntu2.6
	20.04 LTS focal	Needs evaluation
	18.04 LTS bionic	Needs evaluation
	16.04 LTS xenial	Needs evaluation
	14.04 LTS trusty	Needs evaluation

Notes

mdeslaur

pam_namespace not used in default installations

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.8 · High
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	Low
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-7580-1
PAM vulnerability
18 June 2025