CVE-2017-1000455 - 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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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

Published Jan 2, 2018

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 0.18%

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.

Affected products

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-346

References (1)

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2017-10/msg00090.html
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https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/guix-devel/2017-10/msg00090.html		x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory

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Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Jan 2, 2018

Updated Sep 16, 2024

Reserved Jan 2, 2018

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CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

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Red Hat

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