CVE-2025-52992
Low
Description
The Nix, Lix, and Guix package managers fail to properly set permissions when a derivation build fails. This may allow arbitrary processes to modify the content of a store outside of the build sandbox. This affects Nix before 2.24.15, 2.26.4, 2.28.4, and 2.29.1; Lix before 2.91.2, 2.92.2, and 2.93.1; and Guix before 1.4.0-38.0e79d5b.
SeverityLow
CVSS3.2
Exploit probability—
ProductNix
PublishedJun 27, 2025
First seenJun 27, 2025
Weakness typeCWE-732CWE-732
How to fix
Update
- NixOS Nix2.24.15, 2.26.4, 2.28.4, 2.29.1 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| NixOS Nix | v < 2.24.15, 2.25.0 ≤ v < 2.26.4, 2.27.0 ≤ v < 2.28.4, 2.29.0 ≤ v < 2.29.1 | 2.24.15, 2.26.4, 2.28.4, 2.29.1 |
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