CVE-2025-6018
Pam-config: lpe from unprivileged to allow_active in pam
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Pam-config: lpe from unprivileged to allow_active in pam
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.
Reserved 2025-06-11 | Published 2025-07-23 | Updated 2025-07-23 | Assigner redhat| 2025-06-13: | Reported to Red Hat. |
| 2025-06-17: | Made public. |
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6018
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2372693 (RHBZ#2372693)
bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243226
cdn2.qualys.com/2025/06/17/suse15-pam-udisks-lpe.txt
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