Path Traversal Affecting nixos/nix package, versions [2.24,2.24.6)
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.07% (33rd
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-NIXOSNIX-7925476
- published 10 Sep 2024
- disclosed 10 Sep 2024
- credit puckipedia
Introduced: 10 Sep 2024
CVE-2024-45593 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade nixos/nix to version 2.24.6 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Path Traversal through the mishandling of a directory containing a symlink and a directory of the same name. An attacker can access or modify files outside of the restricted directory by crafting a malicious nar file containing symlinks.