{"id":"CVE-2025-8941","details":"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.","modified":"2026-04-10T05:36:30.562190Z","published":"2025-08-13T15:15:41Z","related":["ALSA-2025:15099"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:14557"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15099"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15100"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15101"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15102"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15103"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15104"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15105"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15106"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15107"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15709"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15827"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:15828"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:16524"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2388220"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-8941"}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}