Linux Pam · Linux-Pam · CVE-2025-6020
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
linux-pam (affected versions not specified)
**Description**
A flaw in the pam namespace module of linux-pam allows local users to elevate their privileges to root via multiple symlink attacks and race conditions. This occurs when a user can launch a process outside of the mount namespace created by pam namespace, enabling them to exploit the issue. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not available.
**Recommendations**
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.