CVE-2025-6018
Pam-config: lpe from unprivileged to allow_active in pam
HIGH 7.8
En bref
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 1.10 % · centile 66 ()
- État
- PUBLISHED
- Publiée
- Mise à jour
- Attribuée par
- redhat
- Statut NVD
- Modified
Description
A Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability has been discovered in pam-config within Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM). This flaw allows an unprivileged local attacker (for example, a user logged in via SSH) to obtain the elevated privileges normally reserved for a physically present, "allow_active" user. The highest risk is that the attacker can then perform all allow_active yes Polkit actions, which are typically restricted to console users, potentially gaining unauthorized control over system configurations, services, or other sensitive operations.
Faiblesses (CWE)
- CWE-863 — Autorisation incorrecte
Références
Scores
| Version | Score | Vecteur | Évalué par |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | redhat |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | NVD · secalert@redhat.com (Secondary) |
Références européennes
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-22455
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2025-6018
Configurations affectées (CPE NVD)
cpe:2.3:a:suse:pam-config:1.1.8-24.71.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Produits affectés
| Produit | Versions |
|---|---|
| pam | affected 0 < 1.1.8-24.71.1 |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | |
| Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |