CVE-2011-1160

CVE Details

Release Date:2012-06-21

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.

See more information about CVE-2011-1160 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


CVSS v2.0 metrics


NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score: 2.1 Base Metrics: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector: Local network Attack Complexity: Low
Authentication: None required Confidentiality Impact: Partial
Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: None

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)ELSA-2011-13862011-10-21
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-274.7.1.0.1.el5)ELSA-2011-13862011-10-21
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-274.7.1.0.1.el5)ELSA-2011-13862011-10-21
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)ELSA-2011-13502011-10-05



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