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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-06-21T23:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T22:14:27.935Z

Reserved: 2011-03-03T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2011-1160

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-06-21T23:55:02.147

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:25:41.320

Link: CVE-2011-1160

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2011-03-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-1160 - Bugzilla