Description

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;.

INFO

Published Date :

2025-04-15T19:57:04.668Z

Last Modified :

2025-04-15T20:08:58.816Z

Source :

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https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/b17590193d8e5697000c23c66afcf11e1753734d cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/fbf76bf72b161b9f4ab97704a8258776d5f3ffba cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/security/advisories/GHSA-m7pq-h9p4-8rr4 cve-icon cve-icon
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