Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 2, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-1000455
CVE-2017-1000455
Description
GuixSD prior to Git commit 5e66574a128937e7f2fcf146d146225703ccfd5d used POSIX hard links incorrectly, leading the creation of setuid executables in "the store", violating a fundamental security assumption of GNU Guix.
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References
1- lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2017-10/msg00090.htmlnvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
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