Description
swtpm is a libtpms-based TPM emulator with socket, character device, and Linux CUSE interface. Versions prior to 0.5.3, 0.6.2, and 0.7.1 are vulnerable to out-of-bounds read. A specially crafted header of swtpm's state, where the blobheader's hdrsize indicator has an invalid value, may cause an out-of-bounds access when the byte array representing the state of the TPM is accessed. This will likely crash swtpm or prevent it from starting since the state cannot be understood. Users should upgrade to swtpm v0.5.3, v0.6.2, or v0.7.1 to receive a patch. There are currently no known workarounds.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/stefanberger/swtpm/security/advisories/GHSA-2qgm-8xf4-3hqw
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/stefanberger/swtpm/commit/9f740868fc36761de27df3935513bdebf8852d19
Release Notes, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/stefanberger/swtpm/releases/tag/v0.5.3
Release Notes, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/stefanberger/swtpm/releases/tag/v0.6.2
Release Notes, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/stefanberger/swtpm/releases/tag/v0.7.1
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WL735FW266GO4C2JX4CJBOIOB7R7AY5A/
Scores
CVSS v3
6.2
EPSS
0.0003
EPSS Percentile
8.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-125
Status
published
Products (4)
fedoraproject/fedora
35
redhat/enterprise_linux
8.0
swtpm_project/swtpm
0.7.0 (3 CPE variants)
swtpm_project/swtpm
< 0.5.3
Published
Feb 18, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026