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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-6020

A flaw was found in linux-pam.

Published Jun 17, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 12, 2026 · Red Hat RHEL-8 based Middleware Containers

Check this week

CVE-2025-6020 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 46.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Red Hat RHEL-8 based Middleware Containers.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
46.00%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor Red Hat RHEL-8 based Middleware Containers patch: 7.13.5-4.1752066672

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.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Red Hat RHEL-8 based Middleware Containers patch: 7.13.5-4.1752066672patch: 7.13.5-4.1752066672

How to fix CVE-2025-6020

  • Recommended remediation

    A vendor or distribution source is linked. Check that advisory for patch availability; this catalog does not invent fix status.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2025-6020 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 46.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Red Hat RHEL-8 based Middleware Containers.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Red Hat RHEL-8 based Middleware Containers patch: 7.13.5-4.1752066672 patch: 7.13.5-4.1752066672. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 46.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jun 17, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Oct 12, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    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.

Sources

  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-19056

    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.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 12, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.