Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jul 23, 2025· Updated Nov 6, 2025
Pam-config: lpe from unprivileged to allow_active in pam
CVE-2025-6018
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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Affected products
98- osv-coords97 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Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
4- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6018mitrevdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgimitreissue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgimitre
- cdn2.qualys.com/2025/06/17/suse15-pam-udisks-lpe.txtmitre
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