Ubuntu 25.04: 7580-1 important: PAM privilege escalation
ubuntu
June 18, 2025
PAM could be made to run programs as an administrator.
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.04 - Ubuntu 24.10 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: PAM could be made to run programs as an administrator. Software Description: - pam: Pluggable Authentication Modules Details: Olivier BAL-PETRE discovered that the PAM pam_namespace module incorrectly handled user-controlled paths. In environments where pam_namespace is used, a local attacker could possibly use this issue to escalate their privileges to root.
Topics Covered
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.04 libpam-modules 1.5.3-7ubuntu4.3 Ubuntu 24.10 libpam-modules 1.5.3-7ubuntu2.3 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS libpam-modules 1.5.3-5ubuntu5.4 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS libpam-modules 1.4.0-11ubuntu2.6 After a standard system update you need to reboot your computer to make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7580-1
CVE-2025-6020
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Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pam/1.5.3-7ubuntu4.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pam/1.5.3-7ubuntu2.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pam/1.5.3-5ubuntu5.4 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pam/1.4.0-11ubuntu2.6
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