High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 15, 2025· Updated Apr 15, 2026

CVE-2025-32438

Description

make-initrd-ng is a tool for copying binaries and their dependencies. Local privilege escalation affecting all NixOS users. With systemd.shutdownRamfs.enable enabled (the default) a local user is able to create a program that will be executed by root during shutdown. Patches exist for NixOS 24.11 and 25.05 / unstable. As a workaround, set systemd.shutdownRamfs.enable = false;.

Patches

b17590193d8e

https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgsvia osv

commit

fbf76bf72b16

https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgsvia osv

commit

Vulnerability mechanics

Generated by null/stub on May 9, 2026. Inputs: CWE entries + fix-commit diffs from this CVE's patches. Citations validated against bundle.

References

github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/b17590193d8e5697000c23c66afcf11e1753734dnvd
github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/commit/fbf76bf72b161b9f4ab97704a8258776d5f3ffbanvd
github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/security/advisories/GHSA-m7pq-h9p4-8rr4nvd

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