# CVE-2025-8941: 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.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-8941
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.8 (Important)
- EPSS: 0.0028
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Aug 26, 2025

## Description

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

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | pam RHEL 8 | 0:1.3.1-38.el8_10 | [RHSA-2025:14557](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-14557.md) | Aug 26, 2025 |
| Linux | pam RHEL 9 | 0:1.5.1-26.el9_6 | [RHSA-2025:15099](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-15099.md) | Sep 3, 2025 |
| Linux | pam almalinux 8 | 1.3.1-38.el8_10 | [ALSA-2025:14557](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2025-14557.md) | Aug 26, 2025 |
| Linux | pam almalinux 9 | 1.5.1-26.el9_6 | [ALSA-2025:15099](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2025-15099.md) | Sep 3, 2025 |
| Linux | pam amzn 2023 | 1.5.1-8.amzn2023.0.7 | [ALAS2023-2025-1257](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1257.md) | Nov 10, 2025 |
| Linux | pam ol 9 | 0:1.5.1-26.0.1.el9_6 | [ELSA-2025-15099](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-15099.md) | Sep 3, 2025 |
| Linux | pam rocky 8 | 0:1.3.1-38.el8_10 | [RLSA-2025:14557](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2025-14557.md) | Sep 8, 2025 |
| Linux | pam rocky 9 | 0:1.5.1-26.el9_6 | [RLSA-2025:15099](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2025-15099.md) | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Linux | pam-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 1.5.1-8.amzn2023.0.7 | [ALAS2023-2025-1257](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1257.md) | Nov 10, 2025 |
| Linux | pam-debugsource amzn 2023 | 1.5.1-8.amzn2023.0.7 | [ALAS2023-2025-1257](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1257.md) | Nov 10, 2025 |
| Linux | pam-devel RHEL 8 | 0:1.3.1-38.el8_10 | [RHSA-2025:14557](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-14557.md) | Aug 26, 2025 |
| Linux | pam-devel RHEL 9 | 0:1.5.1-26.el9_6 | [RHSA-2025:15099](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-15099.md) | Sep 3, 2025 |
| Linux | pam-devel almalinux 8 | 1.3.1-38.el8_10 | [ALSA-2025:14557](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2025-14557.md) | Aug 26, 2025 |
| Linux | pam-devel almalinux 9 | 1.5.1-26.el9_6 | [ALSA-2025:15099](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2025-15099.md) | Sep 3, 2025 |
| Linux | pam-devel amzn 2023 | 1.5.1-8.amzn2023.0.7 | [ALAS2023-2025-1257](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1257.md) | Nov 10, 2025 |
| Linux | pam-devel ol 9 | 0:1.5.1-26.0.1.el9_6 | [ELSA-2025-15099](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-15099.md) | Sep 3, 2025 |
| Linux | pam-docs RHEL 9 | 0:1.5.1-26.el9_6 | [RHSA-2025:15099](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2025-15099.md) | Sep 3, 2025 |
| Linux | pam-docs almalinux 9 | 1.5.1-26.el9_6 | [ALSA-2025:15099](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2025-15099.md) | Sep 3, 2025 |
| Linux | pam-docs amzn 2023 | 1.5.1-8.amzn2023.0.7 | [ALAS2023-2025-1257](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2025-1257.md) | Nov 10, 2025 |
| Linux | pam-docs ol 9 | 0:1.5.1-26.0.1.el9_6 | [ELSA-2025-15099](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2025-15099.md) | Sep 3, 2025 |

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