PT-2012-1509 · Linux+1 · Linux Kernel+1

Peter Huewe · Published 2011-10-05 · Updated 2023-02-13 · CVE-2011-1160

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.39

Description The issue is related to the tpm open function in the Linux kernel, which does not properly initialize a certain buffer. This allows local users to potentially obtain sensitive information from kernel memory.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.6.39, update to version 2.6.39 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2011-1160

DSA-2240-1

DSA-2264-1

RHSA-2011:1253

RHSA-2011:1350

RHSA-2011:1386

RHSA-2011_1350

RHSA-2011_1386

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

Red Hat

References · 7

• 🔥 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1309d7afbed112f0e8e90be9af975550caa0076b · Exploit
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2011-1350.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1160 · Security Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/13 · Note
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=684671 · Note
• http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 · Note
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1309d7afbed112f0e8e90be9af975550caa0076b · Note