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CVE-2011-1160

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 pote…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
through 2.6.38.8
Versions 2.6.38, 2.6.38.1, 2.6.38.2, 2.6.38.3, 2.6.38.4

Weakness classification

CWE-200

References