FKIE_CVE-2025-32438

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-04-15 20:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 09:11
Severity
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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;.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/b17590193d8e5697000c23c66afcf11e1753734d
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/fbf76bf72b161b9f4ab97704a8258776d5f3ffba
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/security/advisories/GHSA-m7pq-h9p4-8rr4
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      "value": "make-initrd-ng es una herramienta para copiar binarios y sus dependencias. La escalada de privilegios locales afecta a todos los usuarios de NixOS. Con systemd.shutdownRamfs.enable habilitado (predeterminado), un usuario local puede crear un programa que ser\u00e1 ejecutado por root durante el apagado. Existen parches para NixOS 24.11 y 25.05 (inestable). Como workaround, configure systemd.shutdownRamfs.enable = false;."
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T09:11:59.637",
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