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CVE-2024-41029: nvmem: core: limit cell sysfs permissions to main attribute ones

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-07-29 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nvmem: core: limit cell sysfs permissions to main attribute ones The cell sysfs attribute should not provide more access to the nvmem data than the main attribute itself. For example if nvme_config::root_only was set, the cell attribute would still provide read access to everybody. Mask out permissions not available on the main attribute.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 6.8 before 6.9.10; 6.10-rc1, 6.10-rc2, 6.10-rc3, 6.10-rc4, 6.10-rc5, 6.10-rc6 (+1) — fixed in 6.9.10

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.9.10. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bef98bafd82903a8d461463f9594f19f1fd6a85
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa066afaaac32caf2160d58d4e3010ee04421c62
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bef98bafd82903a8d461463f9594f19f1fd6a85
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa066afaaac32caf2160d58d4e3010ee04421c62

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