PoC Exploit Released for Linux-PAM Vulnerability Allowing Root Privilege Escalation

A high-severity vulnerability in the Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) framework was assigned the identifier CVE-2025-8941. This vulnerability stems from the heart of Linux operating systems, enabling attackers with local access to exploit symlink attacks and race conditions for full root privilege escalation. Root access, the ideal of control in Unix-like environments, could open doors to […]

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