Uninitialized Buffer in tpm_open Function Allows Kernel Memory Information Disclosure

CVE-2011-1160 · LOW Severity

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

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.

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