SUSE-SU-2025:20427-1: important: Security update for pam

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# Security update for pam

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:20427-1  
Release Date: 2025-06-19T08:55:37Z  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1244509

  
Cross-References:

  * 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 6.0

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

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 6.0  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.0-361=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * pam-1.6.0-5.1
    * pam-debuginfo-1.6.0-5.1
    * pam-debugsource-1.6.0-5.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-6020.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1244509

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