SUSE: 2025:20441-1 critical: pam CVE-2025-6020 security update
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June 30, 2025
* bsc#1244509 Cross-References: * CVE-2025-6020
Summary
## This update for pam fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-6020: pam_namespace: convert functions that may operate on a user- controlled path to operate on file descriptors instead of absolute path. And keep the bind-mount protection from protect_mount() as a defense in depthmeasure. (bsc#1244509) ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.1-151=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * pam-debugsource-1.6.1-slfo.1.1_3.1 * pam-1.6.1-slfo.1.1_3.1 * pam-debuginfo-1.6.1-slfo.1.1_3.1
Topics Covered
References
* bsc#1244509
Cross-
* CVE-2025-6020
CVSS scores:
* CVE-2025-6020 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
* SUSE Linux Micro 6.1
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.
##
* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6020.html
* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1244509
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:20441-1
Release Date: 2025-06-19T08:45:49Z
Rating: important
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