Description

Nix through 2.22.1 mishandles certain usage of hash caches, which makes it easier for attackers to replace current source code with attacker-controlled source code by luring a maintainer into accepting a malicious pull request.

INFO

Published Date :

2024-05-18T21:24:10.412Z

Last Modified :

2025-06-27T11:59:52.999Z

Source :

mitre
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-36050 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Nixos
  • Nix
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2024-36050.

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https://discourse.nixos.org/t/nixpkgs-supply-chain-security-project/34345 cve-icon cve-icon
https://discourse.nixos.org/t/security-advisory-privilege-escalations-in-nix-lix-and-guix/66017/26 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/NixOS/nix/issues/969 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/NixOS/ofborg/issues/68#issuecomment-2082789441 cve-icon cve-icon
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