{"id":"USN-7633-1","summary":"nix vulnerabilities","details":"Linus Heckemann discovered that Nix did not correctly handle certain\nbinaries. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute\narbitrary code. (CVE-2024-38531)\n\nPierre-Etienne Meunier discovered that Nix did not correctly handle TLS\ncertificates. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to leak\nsensitive information. (CVE-2024-47174)\n\nIt was discovered that Nix did not correctly handle Unix sockets. An\nattacker could possibly use this issue execute arbitrary code. This issue\nonly affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-27297)\n\nIt was discovered that Nix did not correctly handle unpacking Nix\narchives (NARS). If a user or automated system were tricked into opening\na specially crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to\ncause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2024-45593)","modified":"2026-02-10T04:49:34Z","published":"2025-07-14T00:19:28Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2024-27297","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38531","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45593","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47174"],"upstream":["CVE-2024-27297","CVE-2024-38531","CVE-2024-45593","CVE-2024-47174","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-27297","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38531","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45593","UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47174"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7633-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-27297"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-38531"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-45593"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-47174"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"nix","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/nix@2.6.0+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammy"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.6.0+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]}],"versions":["2.3.10+dfsg1-1","2.3.10+dfsg1-1build1","2.6.0+dfsg-2","2.6.0+dfsg-3"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"nix-bin","binary_version":"2.6.0+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"},{"binary_name":"nix-setup-systemd","binary_version":"2.6.0+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7633-1.json","cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}],"id":"CVE-2024-38531"},{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}],"id":"CVE-2024-45593"},{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}],"id":"CVE-2024-47174"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS"}}},{"package":{"name":"nix","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/nix@2.18.1+dfsg-1ubuntu5+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/noble"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.18.1+dfsg-1ubuntu5+esm2"}]}],"versions":["2.16.1+dfsg-3ubuntu1","2.18.1+dfsg-1ubuntu1","2.18.1+dfsg-1ubuntu2","2.18.1+dfsg-1ubuntu4","2.18.1+dfsg-1ubuntu5"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"nix-bin","binary_version":"2.18.1+dfsg-1ubuntu5+esm2"},{"binary_name":"nix-setup-systemd","binary_version":"2.18.1+dfsg-1ubuntu5+esm2"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-7633-1.json","cves_map":{"cves":[{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}],"id":"CVE-2024-27297"},{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}],"id":"CVE-2024-38531"},{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}],"id":"CVE-2024-45593"},{"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}],"id":"CVE-2024-47174"}],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS"}}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}