An issue was discovered in the nix crate 0.16.0 and later before 0.20.2, 0.21.x before 0.21.2, and 0.22.x before 0.22.2 for Rust. unistd::getgrouplist has an out-of-bounds write if a user is in more than 16 /etc/groups groups.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade rust-nix | Jul 30, 2024 | Dec 27, 2021 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | Dec 27, 2021 |
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