VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2025-32438

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.19%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2025-04-15
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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 classification

  • security-advisories@github.com: CWE-378

Primary references