CVE-2011-1162

Public on 2011-12-02

Modified on 2014-09-14

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.

Severity

Low

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CVSS v3 Base Score

1.2

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Affected Packages

Platform	Package	Release Date	Advisory
Amazon Linux 1	kernel	2011-12-02	ALAS-2011-26

CVSS Scores

	Score Type	Score	Vector
Amazon Linux	CVSSv2	1.2	AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
NVD	CVSSv2	2.1	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2011-1162 Mitre: CVE-2011-1162