pam: Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) provide a system to set up authentication policies without the need to recompi...
CVE-2025-8941 is fixed in 5 products on 1 platform, first by RHSA-2025:14557, released August 26, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) provide a system to set up authentication policies without the need to recompile programs to handle authentication. Security Fix(es): * linux-pam: Linux-pam directory Traversal (CVE-2025-6020) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| pam · RHEL 8 | 0:1.3.1-38.el8_10 | RHSA-2025:14557 | Aug 26, 2025 |
| pam · RHEL 9 | 0:1.5.1-26.el9_6 | RHSA-2025:15099 | Sep 3, 2025 |
| pam · almalinux 8 | 1.3.1-38.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:14557 | Aug 26, 2025 |
| pam · almalinux 9 | 1.5.1-26.el9_6 | ALSA-2025:15099 | Sep 3, 2025 |
| pam · amzn 2023 | 1.5.1-8.amzn2023.0.7 | ALAS2023-2025-1257 | Nov 10, 2025 |
| pam · ol 9 | 0:1.5.1-26.0.1.el9_6 | ELSA-2025-15099 | Sep 3, 2025 |
| pam · rocky 8 | 0:1.3.1-38.el8_10 | RLSA-2025:14557 | Sep 8, 2025 |
| pam · rocky 9 | 0:1.5.1-26.el9_6 | RLSA-2025:15099 | Oct 10, 2025 |
| pam-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1.5.1-8.amzn2023.0.7 | ALAS2023-2025-1257 | Nov 10, 2025 |
| pam-debugsource · amzn 2023 | 1.5.1-8.amzn2023.0.7 | ALAS2023-2025-1257 | Nov 10, 2025 |
| pam-devel · RHEL 8 | 0:1.3.1-38.el8_10 | RHSA-2025:14557 | Aug 26, 2025 |
| pam-devel · RHEL 9 | 0:1.5.1-26.el9_6 | RHSA-2025:15099 | Sep 3, 2025 |
| pam-devel · almalinux 8 | 1.3.1-38.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:14557 | Aug 26, 2025 |
| pam-devel · almalinux 9 | 1.5.1-26.el9_6 | ALSA-2025:15099 | Sep 3, 2025 |
| pam-devel · amzn 2023 | 1.5.1-8.amzn2023.0.7 | ALAS2023-2025-1257 | Nov 10, 2025 |
| pam-devel · ol 9 | 0:1.5.1-26.0.1.el9_6 | ELSA-2025-15099 | Sep 3, 2025 |
| pam-docs · RHEL 9 | 0:1.5.1-26.el9_6 | RHSA-2025:15099 | Sep 3, 2025 |
| pam-docs · almalinux 9 | 1.5.1-26.el9_6 | ALSA-2025:15099 | Sep 3, 2025 |
| pam-docs · amzn 2023 | 1.5.1-8.amzn2023.0.7 | ALAS2023-2025-1257 | Nov 10, 2025 |
| pam-docs · ol 9 | 0:1.5.1-26.0.1.el9_6 | ELSA-2025-15099 | Sep 3, 2025 |
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