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2 vulnerabilities found for pam-config by suse
CVE-2025-6018 (GCVE-0-2025-6018)
Vulnerability from nvd – Published: 2025-07-23 14:58 – Updated: 2026-06-30 10:40
VLAI
Title
Pam-config: lpe from unprivileged to allow_active in pam
Summary
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
Assigner
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6018 | vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2372693 | issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243226 | |
| https://cdn2.qualys.com/2025/06/17/suse15-pam-udi… | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/28/4 |
Impacted products
4 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Affected:
0 , < 1.1.8-24.71.1
(custom)
|
|||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 |
|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
Date Public
2025-06-17 00:00
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CVE-2025-6018 (GCVE-0-2025-6018)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-23 14:58 – Updated: 2026-06-30 10:40
VLAI
Title
Pam-config: lpe from unprivileged to allow_active in pam
Summary
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Severity
7.8 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
- CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
Assigner
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|---|---|
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| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2372693 | issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243226 | |
| https://cdn2.qualys.com/2025/06/17/suse15-pam-udi… | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/28/4 |
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Affected:
0 , < 1.1.8-24.71.1
(custom)
|
|||
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7 |
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cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8 |
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cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9 |
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