Use-after-free vulnerability in Linux kernel implementation of proxied virtualized TPM devices

Use-after-free vulnerability in Linux kernel implementation of proxied virtualized TPM devices

CVE-2022-2977 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel implementation of proxied virtualized TPM devices. On a system where virtualized TPM devices are configured (this is not the default) a local attacker can create a use-after-free and create a situation where it may be possible to escalate privileges on the system.

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