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Don't allow NIX_LD on setuid binaries #38

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Mic92 opened this issue Dec 31, 2022 · 0 comments
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Don't allow NIX_LD on setuid binaries #38

Mic92 opened this issue Dec 31, 2022 · 0 comments
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Mic92 commented Dec 31, 2022 •
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In the unlikely event if someone has NIX_LD set and an setuid binary using /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2, an attacker might be able to diverge execution by pointing to a untrusted patched libc. This should never happen in normal usage of nixos.
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