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CVE-2022-1053

Tenant and Verifier might not use the same registrar data

9.1 CriticalFix available

CVE-2022-1053 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Keylime, published May 5, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.48%, the 73rd percentile. Fixed in keylime 6.4.0.

Keylime does not enforce that the agent registrar data is the same when the tenant uses it for validation of the EK and identity quote and the verifier for validating the integrity quote. This allows an attacker to use one AK, EK pair from a real TPM to pass EK validation and give the verifier an AK of a software TPM. A successful attack breaks the entire chain of trust because a not validated AK is used by the verifier. This issue is worse if the validation happens first and then the agent gets added to the verifier because the timing is easier and the verifier does not validate the regcount entry being equal to 1,

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

1.48%Up 0.6 points since May 7, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.1

Keylime does not enforce that the agent registrar data is the same when the tenant uses it for validation of the EK and identity quote and the verifier for validating the integrity quote. This allows an attacker to use one AK, EK pair from a real TPM to pass EK validation and give the verifier an AK of a software TPM. A successful attack breaks the entire chain of trust because a not validated AK is used by the verifier. This issue is worse if the validation happens first and then the agent gets added to the verifier because the timing is easier and the verifier does not validate the regcount entry being equal to 1,

Record
CVE-2022-1053
CVSS 3.1
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CVSS 2.0
6.4 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Keylime does not enforce that the agent registrar data is the same when the tenant uses it for validation of the EK and identity quote and the verifier for validating the integrity quote. This allows an attacker to use one AK, EK pair from a real TPM to pass EK validation and give the verifier an AK of a software TPM. A successful attack breaks the entire chain of trust because a not validated AK is used by the verifier. This issue is worse if the validation happens first and then the agent gets added to the verifier because the timing is easier and the verifier does not validate the regcount entry being equal to 1,

Record
CVE-2022-1053
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-0134 No score

Keylime does not enforce that the agent registrar data is the same when the tenant uses it for validation of the EK and identity quote and the verifier for validating the integrity quote. This allows an attacker to use one AK, EK pair from a real TPM to pass EK validation and give the verifier an AK of a software TPM. A successful attack breaks the entire chain of trust because a not validated AK is used by the verifier. This issue is worse if the validation happens first and then the agent gets added to the verifier because the timing is easier and the verifier does not validate the regcount entry being equal to 1,

Record
EUVD-2022-0134
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jf66-3q76-h5p5 9.3

Tenant and Verifier might not use the same registrar data

Keylime does not enforce that the agent registrar data is the same when the tenant uses it for validation of the EK and identity quote and the verifier for validating the integrity quote. This allows an attacker to use one AK, EK pair from a real TPM to pass EK validation and give the verifier an AK of a software TPM. A successful attack breaks the entire chain of trust because a not validated AK is used by the verifier. This issue is worse if the validation happens first and then the agent gets added to the verifier because the timing is easier and the verifier does not validate the regcount entry being equal to 1. At this time, there are no known workaround.

Record
GHSA-jf66-3q76-h5p5
CVSS 4.0
9.3 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-jf66-3q76-h5p5 9.3

Tenant and Verifier might not use the same registrar data

Keylime does not enforce that the agent registrar data is the same when the tenant uses it for validation of the EK and identity quote and the verifier for validating the integrity quote. This allows an attacker to use one AK, EK pair from a real TPM to pass EK validation and give the verifier an AK of a software TPM. A successful attack breaks the entire chain of trust because a not validated AK is used by the verifier. This issue is worse if the validation happens first and then the agent gets added to the verifier because the timing is easier and the verifier does not validate the regcount entry being equal to 1. At this time, there are no known workaround.

Record
GHSA-jf66-3q76-h5p5
CVSS 4.0
9.3 CriticalCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Keylime does not enforce that the agent registrar data is the same when the tenant uses it for validation of the EK and identity quote and the verifier for validating the integrity quote. This allows an attacker to use one AK, EK pair from a real TPM to pass EK validation and give the verifier an AK of a software TPM. A successful attack breaks the entire chain of trust because a not validated AK is used by the verifier. This issue is worse if the validation happens first and then the agent gets added to the verifier because the timing is easier and the verifier does not validate the regcount entry being equal to 1,

Record
CVE-2022-1053
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:12104-1 No score

keylime-agent-6.4.0-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the keylime-agent-6.4.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:12104-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2022-184 No score

Keylime does not enforce that the agent registrar data is the same when the tenant uses it for validation of the EK and identity quote and the verifier for validating the integrity quote. This allows an attacker to use one AK, EK pair from a real TPM to pass EK validation and give the verifier an AK of a software TPM. A successful attack breaks the entire chain of trust because a not validated AK is used by the verifier. This issue is worse if the validation happens first and then the agent gets added to the verifier because the timing is easier and the verifier does not validate the regcount entry being equal to 1,

Record
PYSEC-2022-184
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2022:2658-1 No score

Security update for keylime

This update for keylime fixes the following issues:

Update to version 6.3.2, including fixes for:

  • CVE-2022-1053: Fixed Tenant and Verifier might not use the same registrar data (bsc#1199253).
  • CVE-2022-31250: Fixed %post scriplet allows for privilege escalation from keylime user to root (bsc#1200885).
Record
SUSE-SU-2022:2658-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
keylime
PyPI
before 6.4.0
6.4.0
keylime
PyPI
before 6.4.0, plus listed versions
6.3.16.3.2
6.4.0
keylime
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP4
before 6.3.2-150400.4.11.1
6.3.2-150400.4.11.1
keylime
openSUSE:Leap 15.4
before 6.3.2-150400.4.11.1
6.3.2-150400.4.11.1

History

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03aliases, productsEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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