Vulnerability Description
Nix is a package manager for Linux and other Unix systems. On macOS, built-in builders (such as `builtin:fetchurl`, exposed to users with `import <nix/fetchurl.nix>`) were not executed in the macOS sandbox. Thus, these builders (which are running under the `nixbld*` users) had read access to world-readable paths and write access to world-writable paths outside of the sandbox. This issue is fixed in 2.18.9, 2.19.7, 2.20.9, 2.21.5, 2.22.4, 2.23.4, and 2.24.10. Note that sandboxing is not enabled by default on macOS. The Nix sandbox is not primarily intended as a security mechanism, but as an aid to improve reproducibility and purity of Nix builds. However, sandboxing *can* mitigate the impact of other security issues by limiting what parts of the host system a build has access to.
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://github.com/NixOS/nix/commit/597fcc98e18e3178734d06a9e7306250e8cb8d74
- https://github.com/NixOS/nix/security/advisories/GHSA-wf4c-57rh-9pjg
FAQ
What is CVE-2024-51481?
CVE-2024-51481 is a documented vulnerability. Nix is a package manager for Linux and other Unix systems. On macOS, built-in builders (such as `builtin:fetchurl`, exposed to users with `import <nix/fetchurl.nix>`) were not executed in the macOS sa...
How severe is CVE-2024-51481?
CVSS scoring is not yet available for CVE-2024-51481. Check NVD for updates.
Is there a patch for CVE-2024-51481?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Review vendor security bulletins for remediation guidance.