CVE-2025-32438

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CVSS 3.1

8.8 high

EPSS

<1%p7

Published

Apr 15, 2025 (Apr 15, 2025)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

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;.

Weakness: CWE-378, CWE-379
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (0.2%)

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