CVE-2025-6018
Published: June 19, 2025Last modified: July 5, 2025
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.
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 7.8 |
Attack Vector | LOCAL |
Attack complexity | LOW |
Privileges required | LOW |
User interaction | NONE |
Scope | UNCHANGED |
Confidentiality | HIGH |
Integrity impact | HIGH |
Availability impact | HIGH |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
Product | Release | Package | Status |
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Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-pam | Unknown (1.5.2-r2) |
Stream | linux-pam | Unknown (1.5.2-r7) |