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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-07-29 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 6.8

## 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.

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## Related

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## References

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

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