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TI-2017-14666 Aliases CVE-2017-1000455GHSA-4rwh-hg22-2pc2

GuixSD prior to Git commit 5e66574a128937e7f2fcf146d146225703ccfd5d used POSIX hard links…

Priority LOW 24CWE-346Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · High · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-346.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0018 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:guixsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 0.13.0VulnerableGNU
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:guixsd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 0.13.0 Vulnerable ·GNU

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-1000455
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4rwh-hg22-2pc2

References

Patch 1

Sources

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