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CVE-2025-32438

Published: Apr 15, 2025

Modified: Apr 15, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

8.8

HIGH

Description

make-initrd-ng is a tool for copying binaries and their dependencies. Local privilege escalation affecting all NixOS users. With systemd.shutdownRamfs.enable enabled (the default) a local user is able to create a program that will be executed by root during shutdown. Patches exist for NixOS 24.11 and 25.05 / unstable. As a workaround, set systemd.shutdownRamfs.enable = false;.

VendorProductVersions

NixOS

nixpkgs

affected
< b17590193d8e5697000c23c66afcf11e1753734d
affected
< fbf76bf72b161b9f4ab97704a8258776d5f3ffba

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-378
CWE-379

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

References

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CVE-2025-32438 | HIGH (8.8) - Security Vulnerability | QwikSec