CVE-2011-1160
Linux Kernel < 2.6.39 - Uninitialized Buffer Information Disclosure in TPM Driver
Title source: llmDescription
The tpm_open function in drivers/char/tpm/tpm.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 does not initialize a certain buffer, which allows local users to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory via unspecified vectors.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1309d7afbed112f0e8e90be9af975550caa0076b
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=684671
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
Exploit, Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1309d7afbed112f0e8e90be9af975550caa0076b
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/13
Scores
EPSS
0.0048
EPSS Percentile
37.9%
Details
CWE
CWE-200
Status
published
Products (9)
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.38 (9 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.38.1
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.38.2
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.38.3
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.38.4
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.38.5
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.38.6
linux/linux_kernel
2.6.38.7
linux/linux_kernel
< 2.6.38.8
Published
Jun 21, 2012
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026