Improper privilege management in Linux kernel - CVE-2024-41029

Vulnerability identifier: #VU95085

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-41029

CWE-ID: CWE-269

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to read and manipulate data.

The vulnerability exists due to improperly imposed permissions within the nvmem_populate_sysfs_cells() function in drivers/nvmem/core.c. A local user can read and manipulate data.

Linux kernel
Ubuntu
linux-image-6.8.0-48-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-generic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-gke (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-raspi (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-oem (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-gcp (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azure-fde (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azure (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package)
linux-image-6.8.0-1018-aws (Ubuntu package)

Install update from vendor's website.

Linux kernel - update to 6.10
linux-image-6.8.0-48-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-48.48, 6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1
linux-image-generic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48
linux-image-generic-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48
linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48
linux-image-generic-lpae (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48
linux-image-kvm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48
linux-image-virtual (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48
linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48
linux-image-6.8.0-48-generic (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-48.48, 6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48.3
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48.3
linux-image-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48.3
linux-image-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48.3
linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-48.48.3, 6.8.0-48.48.3~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-48-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-48.48.3, 6.8.0-48.48.3~22.04.1
linux-image-lowlatency-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48.3~22.04.1
linux-image-lowlatency-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48.3~22.04.1
linux-image-generic-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04a (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04b (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04c (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1
linux-image-oem-22.04d (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1
linux-image-virtual-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1
linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-48.48~22.04.1
linux-image-gkeop-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1002.4
linux-image-6.8.0-1002-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1002.4
linux-image-gkeop (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1002.4
linux-image-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1013.17
linux-image-6.8.0-1013-gke (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1013.17
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1014.14
linux-image-ibm (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1014.14
linux-image-ibm-classic (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1014.14
linux-image-ibm-lts-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1014.14
linux-image-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1014.16
linux-image-6.8.0-1014-raspi (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1014.16
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracle (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1015.15~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1015.16
linux-image-6.8.0-1015-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1015.15~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1015.16
linux-image-oracle (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1015.15~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1015.16
linux-image-oracle-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1015.15~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1015.16
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-oem (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1016.16
linux-image-oem-24.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1016.16
linux-image-oem-24.04a (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1016.16
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1016.18
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1016.18
linux-image-azure (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1016.18, 6.8.0-1017.20~22.04.1
linux-image-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1016.18, 6.8.0-1017.20~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1016-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1016.18~22.04.1
linux-image-gcp (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1016.18~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1017.19~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1017.19, 6.8.0-1017.19~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1017.19, 6.8.0-1017.19~22.04.1
linux-image-nvidia-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.19
linux-image-nvidia (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.19
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.19.1
linux-image-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.19.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatency-64k (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.19.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-nvidia-lowlatency (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.19.1
linux-image-nvidia-64k-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.19~22.04.1
linux-image-nvidia-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.19~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-gcp (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.19~22.04.1
linux-image-nvidia-64k-6.8 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.19~22.04.1
linux-image-nvidia-hwe-22.04 (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.19~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azure-fde (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.20~22.04.1
linux-image-6.8.0-1017-azure (Ubuntu package) - update to 6.8.0-1017.20~22.04.1
linux-image-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1018.19~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1018.20
linux-image-6.8.0-1018-aws (Ubuntu package) - addressed in versions 6.8.0-1018.19~22.04.1, 6.8.0-1018.20

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/aa066afaaac32caf2160d58d4e3010ee04421c62
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6bef98bafd82903a8d461463f9594f19f1fd6a85
• https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v6.x/ChangeLog-6.10

• Improper privilege management in Linux kernel nvmem driver
• Ubuntu update for linux
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-azure
• Ubuntu update for linux-nvidia
• Ubuntu update for linux-aws
• Ubuntu update for linux-oem-6.8
• Ubuntu update for linux-raspi
• Ubuntu update for linux-gke
• Ubuntu update for linux-lowlatency
• Ubuntu update for linux-gkeop