CVE-2011-1160 | BDVDB-2026-50640 Detail
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1309d7afbed112f0e8e90be9af975550caa0076b
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=684671
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1309d7afbed112f0e8e90be9af975550caa0076b
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/13
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.