GHSA-CG9Q-XMF9-7R6W
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-23 15:31 – Updated: 2025-11-05 00:31A 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.
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"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2025-6018"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-863"
],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2025-07-23T15:15:34Z",
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "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.",
"id": "GHSA-cg9q-xmf9-7r6w",
"modified": "2025-11-05T00:31:22Z",
"published": "2025-07-23T15:31:14Z",
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6018"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6018"
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2372693"
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{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243226"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://cdn2.qualys.com/2025/06/17/suse15-pam-udisks-lpe.txt"
},
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"url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/28/4"
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"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
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