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NewStart CGSL MAIN 7.02 : pam Vulnerability (NS-SA-2025-0252)

high Nessus Plugin ID 271293

Synopsis

The remote NewStart CGSL host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version MAIN 7.02, has pam packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability:

 - A flaw was found in linux-pam. The module pam_namespace may use access user-controlled paths without proper protection, allowing local users to elevate their privileges to root via multiple symlink attacks and race conditions. (CVE-2025-6020)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the vulnerable CGSL pam packages. Note that updated packages may not be available yet. Please contact ZTE for more information.

See Also

https://security.gd-linux.com/notice/NS-SA-2025-0252

https://security.gd-linux.com/info/CVE-2025-6020

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 271293

File Name: newstart_cgsl_NS-SA-2025-0252_pam.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Published: 10/24/2025

Updated: 10/24/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-6020

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:pam-core, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:pam-libs-core, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:pam-libs, cpe:/o:zte:cgsl_main:7, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:pam-devel, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:pam-doc, p-cpe:/a:zte:cgsl_main:pam

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/ZTE-CGSL/release, Host/ZTE-CGSL/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/23/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/17/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-6020