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 | dell-powerstoreos-upgrade-latest | Dec 3, 2025 | Dec 2, 2025 | |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2026039 | dell-powerstoreos-upgrade-latest | Jan 13, 2026 | Jan 6, 2026 | |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2026115 | dell-powerstoreos-upgrade-latest | Jun 16, 2026 | Feb 24, 2026 | |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | huawei-euleros-2_0_sp9-upgrade-pam | Jan 8, 2026 | Jan 7, 2026 | |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-gdmsuse-upgrade-gdm-branding-upstreamsuse-upgrade-gdm-develsuse-upgrade-gdm-langsuse-upgrade-gdm-schemasuse-upgrade-gdm-systemdsuse-upgrade-gdmflexiserversuse-upgrade-libgdm1suse-upgrade-pamsuse-upgrade-pam-32bitsuse-upgrade-pam-configsuse-upgrade-pam-develsuse-upgrade-pam-devel-32bitsuse-upgrade-pam-docsuse-upgrade-pam-extrasuse-upgrade-pam-extra-32bitsuse-upgrade-pam_pkcs11suse-upgrade-pam_pkcs11-32bitsuse-upgrade-pam_pkcs11-devel-docsuse-upgrade-typelib-1_0-gdm-1_0 | Jun 20, 2025 | Jun 18, 2025 |
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