Unexpected error 9 on netlink descriptor 60

[simonzkl]

Describe the bug

copying path '/nix/store/l4z31s1x6p38j4b39fgnawwjhrwkn5j2-source' from 's3://...'...
unpacking 'github:hercules-ci/flake-parts/b905f6fc23a9051a6e1b741e1438dbfc0634c6de?narHash=sha256-%2Bhu54pAoLDEZT9pjHlqL9DNzWz0NbUn8NEAHP7PQPzU%3D' into the Git cache...
copying path '/nix/store/zd5dgszslv09jzybcpf25gpl12s6r2d9-source' from 'https://cache.nixos.org'/...
unpacking 'github:ipetkov/crane/9172acc1ee6c7e1cbafc3044ff850c568c75a5a3?narHash=sha256-SC0eDcZPqISVt6R0UfGPyQLrI0%2BBppjjtQ3wcSlk0oI%3D' into the Git cache...
unpacking 'github:oxalica/rust-overlay/cf960a1938ee91200fe0d2f7b2582fde2429d562?narHash=sha256-QOA4jCDyyUM9Y2Vba%2BHSZ/5LdtCMGaTE/7NkkUzBr50%3D' into the Git cache...
copying path '/nix/store/8m0a1amb8mflmjq4l78km5yda3igl1di-foo' from 's3://...'...
Unexpected error 9 on netlink descriptor 60.

Possibly related to curl/curl#15725, fixed in curl/curl@ff5091a (unreleased).

Steps To Reproduce

Seems to happen sporadically when pulling down sources.

Expected behavior

Pulls sources successfully.

Metadata

nix-env --version
nix-env (Nix) 2.24.11

Additional context

curl/curl#15725,

Checklist

• checked latest Nix manual (source)
• checked open bug issues and pull requests for possible duplicates

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[simonzkl]

I believe this is currently only an issue in NixOS/nixpkgs, not in NixOS/nix yet.

@edolstra @roberth @Mic92 My suggestion to maintainers is to avoid curl v8.11.1 from nixos-24.11.

[Mic92]

Can we cherry-pick the curl fix into nixpkgs as a patch file?

[simonzkl]

Just opened here: NixOS/nixpkgs#373692