CVE-2025-23013 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2025-23013: In Yubico pam-u2f before 1.3.1, local privilege escalation can sometimes occur. This product implements a Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) that can be deployed to support authentication using a YubiKey or other FIDO compliant authenticators on macOS or Linux. This software package has an issue

Affects 6 Linux releases across 6 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2025-23013 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

pam-u2f→ fixed in1.1.0-1.1+deb11u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y pam-u2f
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

pam-u2f→ fixed in1.1.0-1.1+deb12u1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y pam-u2f
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

pam-u2f→ fixed in1.3.1-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y pam-u2f
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

pam-u2f→ fixed in1.3.2-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade pam-u2f
```

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

pam-u2f→ fixed in1.3.2-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade pam-u2f
```

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

pam-u2f→ fixed in1.3.1-r0
```
apk update && apk add --upgrade pam-u2f
```

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