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usn-7633-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2025-07-14 00:19
Modified
2026-04-27 14:11
Summary
nix vulnerabilities
Details

Linus Heckemann discovered that Nix did not correctly handle certain binaries. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-38531)

Pierre-Etienne Meunier discovered that Nix did not correctly handle TLS certificates. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to leak sensitive information. (CVE-2024-47174)

It was discovered that Nix did not correctly handle Unix sockets. An attacker could possibly use this issue execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-27297)

It was discovered that Nix did not correctly handle unpacking Nix archives (NARS). If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-45593)

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  "id": "USN-7633-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:44Z",
  "published": "2025-07-14T00:19:28Z",
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7633-1"
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}



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