CVE-2024-52867 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local users can escalate privileges because build outputs are accessible before setuid/setgid metadata is applied.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-52867?
CVE-2024-52867 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
guix-daemon in GNU Guix before 5ab3c4c allows privilege escalation because build outputs are accessible by local users before file metadata concerns (e.g., for setuid and setgid programs) are properly addressed. The vulnerability can be remediated within the product via certain pull, reconfigure, and restart actions. Both 5ab3c4c and 5582241 are needed to resolve the vulnerability.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-52867?
How do I fix CVE-2024-52867?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-52867 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-52867 exists.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-52867, DLA-3959-1, DSA-5805-1, GHSA-9h8f-hjmp-pwxx, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-52867.