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CVE-2011-1162

The tpm_read function in the Linux kernel 2.6 does not properly clear memory, which might allow...

2.1 Low

CVE-2011-1162 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Linux Kernel, published December 2, 2011. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
2.1 LowCVSS 2.0, NVD
Exploit chance
0.34%EPSS, 27th percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

The tpm_read function in the Linux kernel 2.6 does not properly clear memory, which might allow local users to read the results of the previous TPM command.

Exploit likelihood

0.34%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
kernel-bootwrapper
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
kernel-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-i686
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
kernel-firmware
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
kernel-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
kernel-kdump
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
kernel-kdump-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
kernel-kdump-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
perf
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
perf-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 12 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
0:2.6.32-131.21.1.el6
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
kernel-PAE
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
kernel-PAE-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
kernel-PAE-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
kernel-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
kernel-debuginfo-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
kernel-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
kernel-xen
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
kernel-xen-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
kernel-xen-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
kernel-PAE
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
kernel-PAE-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
kernel-PAE-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
kernel-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
kernel-debuginfo-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
kernel-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
kernel-kdump
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
kernel-kdump-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
kernel-kdump-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
kernel-xen
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
kernel-xen-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
kernel-xen-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
0:2.6.18-274.12.1.el5
kernel-rt
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt
0:2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt
kernel-rt-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt
0:2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt
kernel-rt-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt
0:2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt
kernel-rt-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt
0:2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt
0:2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt
kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt
0:2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt
kernel-rt-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt
0:2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt
kernel-rt-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt
0:2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt
kernel-rt-firmware
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt
0:2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt
kernel-rt-trace
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt
0:2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt
kernel-rt-trace-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt
0:2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt
kernel-rt-trace-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt
0:2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt
kernel-rt-vanilla
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt
0:2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt
kernel-rt-vanilla-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt
0:2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt
kernel-rt-vanilla-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_mrg:2:server:el6
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
before 0:2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt
0:2.6.33.9-rt31.79.el6rt

What each source reports

NVD Score used2.1

The tpm_read function in the Linux kernel 2.6 does not properly clear memory, which might allow local users to read the results of the previous TPM command.

Record
CVE-2011-1162
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

The tpm_read function in the Linux kernel 2.6 does not properly clear memory, which might allow local users to read the results of the previous TPM command.

Record
CVE-2011-1162
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-1172No score

The tpm_read function in the Linux kernel 2.6 does not properly clear memory, which might allow local users to read the results of the previous TPM command.

Record
EUVD-2011-1172
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2pmv-xcrh-rqw5No score

The tpm_read function in the Linux kernel 2.6 does not properly clear memory, which might allow...

The tpm_read function in the Linux kernel 2.6 does not properly clear memory, which might allow local users to read the results of the previous TPM command.

Record
GHSA-2pmv-xcrh-rqw5
Weakness
CWE-200
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2011-1162No score

The tpm_read function in the Linux kernel 2.6 does not properly clear memory, which might allow local users to read the results of the previous TPM command.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2011-1162
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
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affected, facts
affected
aliasesEUVD
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

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