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CVE-2011-1160
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…
Low2.1EPSS 0.48%
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- redhat
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.48% · top 59% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.1.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1309d7afbed112f0e8e90be9af975550caa0076b (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=684671 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1309d7afbed112f0e8e90be9af975550caa0076b (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110315 Re: CVE requests - kernel: tpm infoleaks (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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