CVE-2025-32438

HIGH

Local privilege escalation in make-initrd-ng

Title source: CVE List
STIX 2.1 vulnerability

Record summary

CVE-2025-32438 has a selected CVSS score of 8.8 (high).

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;.

Description source: CVE List

Exploitation context

CISA SSVC decision

ExploitationNone
AutomatableNo
Technical impactTotal

CISA Coordinator · SSVC 2.0.3 · Evaluated Apr 15, 2025 · Source: CVE List

Affected products and versions

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