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CVE-2025-6018

Pam-config: lpe from unprivileged to allow_active in pam

Published: Jul 23, 2025Updated: Jun 30, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-863
7.8HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.0%
Top 40.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-863

Affected Products

Novell Inc.
commercial·DEaka suse
pam-configOn-premLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
SUSE Linux EnterpriseOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
OpenSUSE LeapOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP ApplicationsOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance ComputingOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Suse Linux Enterprise DesktopOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения
oss-projectaka fsf
Debian GNU/LinuxOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Linux-PAMOn-premLibrary
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
Red Hat
commercial·US
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
Workaround Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6018
access.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2372693
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243226
bugzilla.suse.com
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