Description
Nix is a package manager for Linux and other Unix systems that makes package management reliable and reproducible. A build process has access to and can change the permissions of the build directory. After creating a setuid binary in a globally accessible location, a malicious local user can assume the permissions of a Nix daemon worker and hijack all future builds. This issue was patched in version(s) 2.23.1, 2.22.2, 2.21.3, 2.20.7, 2.19.5 and 2.18.4.
Published: 2024-06-28
Score: 3.6 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-37395 Nix is a package manager for Linux and other Unix systems that makes package management reliable and reproducible. A build process has access to and can change the permissions of the build directory. After creating a setuid binary in a globally accessible location, a malicious local user can assume the permissions of a Nix daemon worker and hijack all future builds. This issue was patched in version(s) 2.23.1, 2.22.2, 2.21.3, 2.20.7, 2.19.5 and 2.18.4.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7633-1 Nix vulnerabilities
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-02T04:12:25.386Z

Reserved: 2024-06-18T16:37:02.729Z

Link: CVE-2024-38531

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Updated: 2024-07-08T19:36:56.214Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2024-06-28T14:15:03.293

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2024-38531

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Updated: 2025-07-12T22:44:55Z

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