CVE-2025-59378_CVE-2025-59378

5.7 / 10

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

In guix-daemon in GNU Guix before 1618ca7, a content-addressed-mirrors file can be written to create a setuid program that allows a regular user to gain the privileges of the build user that runs it (even after the build has ended).

Basic Information

ID CVE-2025-59378

Source mitre

Published Sep 15, 2025 at 00:00

Modified Sep 15, 2025 at 05:38

Affected Product

Vendor GNU

Product Guix

Affected Versions GNU Guix 0

CWE Classification

CWE-669

References

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