CVE-2025-32438

Vulnerability Details

Basic Information

Title CVE-2025-32438
Type redhatcve
Published 2025-04-17T20:14:29
Last Seen 2025-04-17T20:21:51
CVSS Score 0.0 ()

CVSS v3 Details

Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact

CVE Information

CVE IDs CVE-2025-32438
CWE
Bulletin Family info

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;.

Impact Assessment

Base Score 0.0
Severity

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