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+- pam ([CVE-2024-22365](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22365), [CVE-2024-10041](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10041), [CVE-2024-10963](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10963), [CVE-2025-6020](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6020))
diff --git a/changelog/updates/2025-10-29-pam.md b/changelog/updates/2025-10-29-pam.md
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+- base, dev: pam ([1.7.1](https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/releases/tag/v1.7.1) (includes [1.7.0](https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/releases/tag/v1.7.0), [1.6.1](https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/releases/tag/v1.6.1), [1.6.0](https://github.com/linux-pam/linux-pam/releases/tag/v1.6.0)))
+- base, dev: pambase ([20251013](https://gitweb.gentoo.org/proj/pambase.git/log/?h=pambase-20251013))