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Fencer Vulns
high 7.8

CVE-2025-8941 json

Linux-pam: incomplete fix for cve-2025-6020

published 2025-08-13 14 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-24657

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 20%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support 0:1.1.8-23.el7_9.2
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 0:1.3.1-38.el8_10
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support 0:1.3.1-8.el8_2.2
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support 0:1.3.1-14.el8_4.2
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On 0:1.3.1-14.el8_4.2
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support 0:1.3.1-16.el8_6.3
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service 0:1.3.1-16.el8_6.3
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions 0:1.3.1-16.el8_6.3
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service 0:1.3.1-26.el8_8.2
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions 0:1.3.1-26.el8_8.2
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 0:1.5.1-26.el9_6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions 0:1.5.1-9.el9_0.3
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions 0:1.5.1-15.el9_2.2
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support 0:1.5.1-24.el9_4.1
  • Red Hat Red Hat Web Terminal 1.11 on RHEL 9 1.11-8, 1.11-19
  • Red Hat Red Hat Web Terminal 1.12 on RHEL 9 1.12-4
  • Red Hat cert-manager operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.16 sha256:330e8b5ab4841a21f8f5f23cc7fb192197872f11639b12bf4b1e70831f636323
  • Red Hat Compliance Operator 1 sha256:c953e9f9abf9cf25bf65bb3ffdc86ccf49b3e69a1cf3fbb47b6972e421fd6628
  • Red Hat Red Hat Discovery 2 sha256:c85cfbcaf7888885e57596b7b8bde3894718cfc33326499b24961a66a62cf083
  • Red Hat Red Hat Insights proxy 1.5 sha256:4ca38b33efec0d2dd17a8fd822a7c18281810676ceabb0c1db90953cb91cd5ea
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift sandboxed containers 1.1 sha256:59fb1f7f1653361d94f7d48b42d8fe19ed3263c1c78654837c11f2135544c1ac, sha256:24722900db1425bf0c27f6ad6f3fb7d79ff9ebc433bdab58423fa71bab76122b, sha256:cead623ceda4048cabaa81c371ed2a8143f5c5514276fca1d71685bd9e6d1e65, sha256:f5e1602d72177d77f1b879c76e6f6cfbc2979c136c06ca9f03ea97ffb369b7a6
  • pam RHEL 9 1.5.1-26.el9_6
  • pam RHEL 8 1.3.1-38.el8_10
  • pam RHEL 7 ELS 1.1.8-23.el7_9.2
  • pam RHEL 8.2 AUS 1.3.1-8.el8_2.2
  • pam RHEL 8.6 TUS, RHEL 8.6 E4S, RHEL 8.6 AUS 1.3.1-16.el8_6.3
  • pam RHEL 8.8 TUS, RHEL 8.8 E4S 1.3.1-26.el8_8.2
  • pam RHEL 8.4 EUS_LONG_LIFE, RHEL 8.4 AUS 1.3.1-14.el8_4.2
  • pam RHEL 9.4 EUS 1.5.1-24.el9_4.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2025:15106RHSA-2025:15107RHSA-2025:15105RHSA-2025:15103RHSA-2025:15104RHSA-2025:15102

  • pam AlmaLinux 9 1.5.1-26.el9_6
  • pam AlmaLinux 8 1.3.1-38.el8_10

almalinux advisories ALSA-2025:15099ALSA-2025:14557

  • pam Rocky Linux 9 1.5.1-26.el9_6
  • pam Rocky Linux 8 1.3.1-38.el8_10

rocky linux advisories RLSA-2025:15099RLSA-2025:14557

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2025-8941 updated cvss 7.8

linux-pam: Incomplete fix for CVE-2025-6020

  • Red Hat cert-manager operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.16 cert-manager v1.16.5-1760515757
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:18219
  • Red Hat Compliance Operator 1 compliance
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:21885
  • Red Hat Discovery 2 discovery 2.2.1-1758555934
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:16524
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) pam-docs 1.5.1-26.el9_6, pam-devel 1.5.1-26.el9_6, pam-debuginfo 1.5.1-26.el9_6, pam-debugsource 1.5.1-26.el9_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:15099
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) pam-docs 1.5.1-9.el9_0.3, pam-devel 1.5.1-9.el9_0.3, pam-debuginfo 1.5.1-9.el9_0.3, pam-debugsource 1.5.1-9.el9_0.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:15100
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) pam-docs 1.5.1-15.el9_2.2, pam-devel 1.5.1-15.el9_2.2, pam-debuginfo 1.5.1-15.el9_2.2, pam-debugsource 1.5.1-15.el9_2.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:15101
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) pam-docs 1.5.1-24.el9_4.1, pam-devel 1.5.1-24.el9_4.1, pam-debuginfo 1.5.1-24.el9_4.1, pam-debugsource 1.5.1-24.el9_4.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:15102
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) pam 1.3.1-38.el8_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:14557
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  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) pam 1.5.1-26.el9_6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:15099
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v. 8.2) pam 1.3.1-8.el8_2.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:15107
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.4) pam 1.3.1-14.el8_4.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:15104
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS AUS (v.8.6) pam 1.3.1-16.el8_6.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.6) pam 1.3.1-16.el8_6.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:15105
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.8.8) pam 1.3.1-26.el8_8.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:15103
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.0) pam 1.5.1-9.el9_0.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:15100
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2) pam 1.5.1-15.el9_2.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:15101
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.4) pam 1.5.1-24.el9_4.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:15102
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS EXTENSION (v.8.4) pam 1.3.1-14.el8_4.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:15104
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.6) pam 1.3.1-16.el8_6.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:15105
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS TUS (v.8.8) pam 1.3.1-26.el8_8.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:15103
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7 ELS) pam 1.1.8-23.el7_9.2
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:15106
  • Red Hat Insights proxy 1.5 insights-proxy 1.5.7-1759331989
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:17181
  • Red Hat OpenShift sandboxed containers 1.10 openshift-sandboxed-containers 1.10.2-1757421804, openshift-sandboxed-containers 1.10.2-1757421879, openshift-sandboxed-containers 1.10.2-1757422110, openshift-sandboxed-containers 1.10.2-1757422401
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:15709
  • Red Hat OpenShift Serverless 1.36 openshift-serverless-1/logic-rhel8-operator 1.36.0-18, openshift-serverless-1/logic-operator-bundle 1.36.0-12, openshift-serverless-1/logic-swf-devmode-rhel8 1.36.0-7, openshift-serverless-1/logic-swf-builder-rhel8 1.36.0-11, openshift-serverless-1/logic-db-migrator-tool-rhel8 1.36.0-11, openshift-serverless-1/logic-management-console-rhel8 1.36.0-9, +5 more
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2026:0934
  • Red Hat Web Terminal 1.11 on RHEL 9 web-terminal/web-terminal-tooling-rhel9 1.11-8, web-terminal/web-terminal-rhel9-operator 1.11-19
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:15828
  • Red Hat Web Terminal 1.12 on RHEL 9 web-terminal/web-terminal-tooling-rhel9 1.12-4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2025:15827
  • Red Hat cert-manager operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.16 cert-manager v1.16.5-1760509690 Red Hat Compliance Operator 1 compliance Red Hat Discovery 2 discovery 2.2.0-1758132611 Red Hat OpenShift sandboxed containers 1.10 openshift-sandboxed-containers 1.10.2-1757421846, openshift-sandboxed-containers 1.10.2-1757421890, openshift-sandboxed-containers 1.10.2-1757422070, openshift-sandboxed-containers 1.10.2-1757428967, openshift-sandboxed-containers 1.10.2-1757430223
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
14 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 20% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Advanced Update Support
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Telecommunications Update Service
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support
  • Red Hat Red Hat Web Terminal 1.11 on RHEL 9
  • Red Hat Red Hat Web Terminal 1.12 on RHEL 9
  • Red Hat cert-manager operator for Red Hat OpenShift 1.16
  • Red Hat Compliance Operator 1
  • Red Hat Red Hat Discovery 2
  • Red Hat Red Hat Insights proxy 1.5
  • Red Hat Red Hat OpenShift sandboxed containers 1.1

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.