Description
Software suspend 2 2-2.2.1, when used with the Linux kernel 2.6.16, stores pre-boot authentication passwords in the BIOS Keyboard buffer and does not clear this buffer after use, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading the physical memory locations associated with this buffer.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://www.ivizsecurity.com/research/preboot/preboot_whitepaper.pdf
Scores
EPSS
0.0036
EPSS Percentile
28.0%
Details
CWE
CWE-200
Status
published
Products (1)
suspend2/software_suspend_2
2-2.2.1
Published
Sep 03, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026