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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2025-6018 Detail

Description

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6018 Red Hat, Inc.
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2372693 Red Hat, Inc.
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243226 Red Hat, Inc.
https://cdn2.qualys.com/2025/06/17/suse15-pam-udisks-lpe.txt CISA-ADP, Inc., Red Hat

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization Red Hat, Inc.  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-6018
NVD Published Date:
07/23/2025
NVD Last Modified:
07/25/2025
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.