Information disclosure in Linux Kernel

CVE-2011-1162

The tpm_read function in the Linux kernel 2.6 does not properly clear memory, which might allow local users to read the results of the previous TPM command.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.004 (29.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel — versions 2.6
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
secalert@redhat.com (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)