CVE-2025-6018
A Local Privilege Escalation (LPE) vulnerability has been discovered in pam-config within Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM). This
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Publicado: 23 jul 2025 · Última mod.: 30 jun 2026 · CWE-863
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.
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6018
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2372693
- bugzilla.suse.comhttps://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243226
- cdn2.qualys.comhttps://cdn2.qualys.com/2025/06/17/suse15-pam-udisks-lpe.txt
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/08/28/4
- cdn2.qualys.comhttps://cdn2.qualys.com/2025/06/17/suse15-pam-udisks-lpe.txt