CVE-2024-45593

Nix affected by unsafe NAR unpacking

Description

Nix is a package manager for Linux and other Unix systems. A bug in Nix 2.24 prior to 2.24.6 allows a substituter or malicious user to craft a NAR that, when unpacked by Nix, causes Nix to write to arbitrary file system locations to which the Nix process has access. This will be with root permissions when using the Nix daemon. This issue is fixed in Nix 2.24.6.

Category

9.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.13%
Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: NixOS nix
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/NixOS/nix/security/advisories/GHSA-h4vv-h3jq-v493 vendor advisory
https://github.com/NixOS/nix/commit/eb11c1499876cd4c9c188cbda5b1003b36ce2e59 patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-45593?
CVE-2024-45593 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-45593?
To fix CVE-2024-45593, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-45593 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-45593 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-45593?
CVE-2024-45593 affects NixOS nix.
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