CVE-2025-32438
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;.
- Affected products
- Nixos
- Fix
- Available
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGH
- EPSS
- 0.2% (7th percentile)
- Weakness
- CWE-379, CWE-378
- NVD status
- Deferred
- Published
- 2025-04-15
CVE-2025-32438 at NVD
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