kernel: tpm infoleaks
Published Jun 21, 2012
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.48%
Description
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
No data.
- ≤ 2.6.38.8
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38
- 2.6.38.1
- 2.6.38.2
- 2.6.38.3
- 2.6.38.4
- 2.6.38.5
- 2.6.38.6
- 2.6.38.7
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel-0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2011:1386
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
kernel-0:2.6.32-131.17.1.el6
Fixed · RHSA-2011:1350
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2
kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt
Fixed · RHSA-2011:1253
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1
kernel-rt
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:1386 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | kernel-0:2.6.32-131.17.1.el6 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:1350 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | kernel-rt-0:2.6.33.9-rt31.75.el6rt | Fixed | RHSA-2011:1253 |
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 1 | kernel-rt | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.48% (0.00478) | 39.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.48% (0.00478) | 37.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00056) | 14.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 31.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 67.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1309d7afbed112f0e8e90be9af975550caa0076b x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/13 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1160 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=684671 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1309d7afbed112f0e8e90be9af975550caa0076b x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1160
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1160
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.39 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1309d7afbed112f0e8e90be9af975550caa0076b | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/13 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1160 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=684671 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1309d7afbed112f0e8e90be9af975550caa0076b | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1160 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1160 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.