VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-1000455

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.18%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-01-02
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

GuixSD prior to Git commit 5e66574a128937e7f2fcf146d146225703ccfd5d used POSIX hard links incorrectly, leading the creation of setuid executables in "the store", violating a fundamental security assumption of GNU Guix.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-346: Origin Validation Error

Primary references