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Echo: pam: security update to 1.7.0-5+e0

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 458842

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - A flaw was found in linux-pam. The pam_namespace module may improperly handle user-controlled paths,
 allowing local users to exploit symlink attacks and race conditions to elevate their privileges to root.
 This CVE provides a "complete" fix for CVE-2025-6020. (CVE-2025-8941)

Solution

Update the pam library and its related packages to version 1.7.0-5+e0 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2025-8941

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 458842

Version: Revision 1.2

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/5/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.5

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-8941

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/15/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-8941