CVE-2024-36050

Publication date 18 May 2024

Last updated 25 June 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

Nix through 2.22.1 mishandles certain usage of hash caches, which makes it easier for attackers to replace current source code with attacker-controlled source code by luring a maintainer into accepting a malicious pull request.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
nix	26.04 LTS resolute	Vulnerable, fix deferred
	25.10 questing	Vulnerable, fix deferred
	25.04 plucky	Ignored end of life, was deferred [2025-06-25]
	24.10 oracular	Ignored end of life, was deferred [2025-06-25]
	24.04 LTS noble	Vulnerable, fix deferred
	23.10 mantic	Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
	22.04 LTS jammy	Vulnerable, fix deferred
	20.04 LTS focal	Not in release

Notes

bruce-cable

As of 2025-06-25 not patch available

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 4.3 · Medium

Base metrics

Parameter	Value
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality impact	None
Integrity impact	Low
Availability impact	None

Scores

Parameter	Value
Base score	4.3 · Medium
Exploitability score	-
Impact score	-

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N