CVE-2011-1162

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 4
Modified
Published: 27 Jan 2012, 15:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 22:14

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
8/100
CVSS Score
2.1 LOW
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.12% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

27 Jan 2012, 15:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 22:14
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0LOWScore: 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.12% Percentile: 31%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

    The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

Affected Systems

  • linuxlinux_kernel

    2.6

References (2)