CVE-2026-64846
Nix: Arbitrary file truncation outside the sandbox with recursive-nix experimental feature
Description
Nix is a package manager for Linux and other Unix systems. Prior to 2.35.0, a malicious derivation executed with the recursive-nix experimental feature can exploit a time-of-check/time-of-use race involving final symlink handling in the LocalStore restore path. The race can cause writeFile to follow a substituted final symlink when opening a path with O_TRUNC instead of enforcing FinalSymlink::DontFollow, allowing the Nix process or nix-daemon to create or truncate an empty file outside the build sandbox with the daemon user's permissions. The primitive does not provide arbitrary-content writes and requires winning the race. This issue is fixed in version 2.35.0.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 20, 2026, 4:18 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 20, 2026, 4:18 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
GitHub_M
Solution
- Update Nix to version 2.35.0 or later.
- Disable recursive-nix experimental feature if update is not possible.
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