CVE-2025-59378

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).

Score

CVSS 3.1 5.7 Medium

Status

Deferred - cve@mitre.org

Published

2025-09-15

Last modified

2025-09-15

Weaknesses

CWE-669

Affected products

• Guix (Gnu)

References

• https://codeberg.org/guix/guix/commit/1618ca7aa2ee8b6519ee9fd0b965e15eca2bfe45
• https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2025/privilege-escalation-vulnerability-2025-2/