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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2025429 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Dec 3, 2025 | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2026039 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Jan 13, 2026 | Jan 6, 2026 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2026115 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Jun 16, 2026 | Feb 24, 2026 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade pam | Jan 8, 2026 | Jan 7, 2026 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade pam-docUpgrade gdmflexiserverUpgrade gdm-systemdUpgrade pam-configUpgrade gdm-schemaUpgrade pam_pkcs11-32bitUpgrade pam-extraUpgrade gdm-branding-upstreamUpgrade libgdm1Upgrade pam_pkcs11-devel-docUpgrade pam-extra-32bitUpgrade gdm-develUpgrade gdmUpgrade gdm-langUpgrade pam_pkcs11Upgrade typelib-1_0-Gdm-1_0Upgrade pam-devel-32bitUpgrade pam-32bitUpgrade pamUpgrade pam-devel | Jun 20, 2025 | Jun 18, 2025 |
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