Title: Nix per-user profile directory hijack
Author: Michael Orlitzky
Fixedin: Nix pull request 3136 and Nix version 2.3.2.
Summary
Out of the box, Nix creates an empty, world-writable, per-user profile directory. After Nix is installed but before a victim has (re)logged in, the victim's personal profile directory can be hijacked by an attacker on on the system who has no other special privileges. Thenceforth, the attacker controls that profile directory and can take over the target account.
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What is CVE?
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE®) is a list of common identifiers for publicly known cybersecurity vulnerabilities, and is the industry standard for vulnerability and exposure identifiers.
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About the CVE Author, Michael J. Orlitzky
Mike has been with Metro Data, Inc. for over 20 years. He holds a PhD in Mathematics. He has been globally recognized for his work in discovering (and fixing) vulnerabilities in operating systems and application software. His research has been published in professional journals and he's been acknowledged by industry and academic peers for his work.
