Information disclosure in Linux kernel - CVE-2011-1162,CVE-2011-1161

 

Information disclosure in Linux kernel - CVE-2011-1162,CVE-2011-1161

Published: March 11, 2018 / Updated: March 27, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10910
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2011-1162,CVE-2011-1161
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The weakness exists in the tpm_read function due to boundary error. A local attacker can gain access to potentially sensitive information.

How to mitigate CVE-2011-1162,CVE-2011-1161

Update to version 4.9.87.

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