CVE-2024-42255

Published: Aug 8, 2024

Modified: May 11, 2026

PUBLISHED

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.]

Vendor	Product	Versions
Linux	Linux	affected `7ca110f2679b7d1f3ac1afc90e6ffbf0af3edf0d - < b9afbb9a0c734197c59c43610071041044bf1562` affected `7ca110f2679b7d1f3ac1afc90e6ffbf0af3edf0d - < 7dc357d343f134bf59815ff6098b93503ec8a23b`
Linux	Linux	affected `6.10` unaffected `0 - < 6.10` unaffected `6.10.1 - <= 6.10.` unaffected `6.11 - <= `

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9afbb9a0c734197c59c43610071041044bf1562

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dc357d343f134bf59815ff6098b93503ec8a23b

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CVE-2024-42255

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