#1115303 guix: CVE-2025-59378

Package:
src:guix
Source:
src:guix
Submitter:
Salvatore Bonaccorso
Date:
2026-07-06 17:45:13 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#1115303#5
Date:
2025-09-15 12:10:28 UTC
From:
To:
Hi,

The following vulnerability was published for guix.

CVE-2025-59378[0]:
| In guix-daemon in GNU Guix before 1618ca7, a content-addressed-
| mirrors file can be written to create a setuid program that allows a
| regular user to gain the privileges of the build user that runs it
| (even after the build has ended).


If you fix the vulnerability please also make sure to include the
CVE (Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures) id in your changelog entry.

For further information see:

[0] https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-59378
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-59378
[1] https://codeberg.org/guix/guix/pulls/2419
[2] https://guix.gnu.org/en/blog/2025/privilege-escalation-vulnerability-2025-2/

Please adjust the affected versions in the BTS as needed.

Regards,
Salvatore