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CVE-2024-42255 Detail

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tpm: Use auth only after NULL check in tpm_buf_check_hmac_response() Dereference auth after NULL check in tpm_buf_check_hmac_response(). Otherwise, unless tpm2_sessions_init() was called, a call can cause NULL dereference, when TCG_TPM2_HMAC is enabled. [jarkko: adjusted the commit message.]


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Hyperlink Resource
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dc357d343f134bf59815ff6098b93503ec8a23b
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9afbb9a0c734197c59c43610071041044bf1562

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-42255
NVD Published Date:
08/08/2024
NVD Last Modified:
08/08/2024
Source:
kernel.org