CVE-2020-24455
mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.006 · 47 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-23
Missing initialization of a variable in the TPM2 source may allow a privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access. This affects tpm2-tss before 3.0.1 and before 2.4.3.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (9)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- tpm2 software stack project tpm2 software stack< 2.4.3nvdUScpe:2.3:a:tpm2_software_stack_project:tpm2_software_stack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- tpm2 software stack project tpm2 software stack3.0.0 → 3.0.1nvdUScpe:2.3:a:tpm2_software_stack_project:tpm2_software_stack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- WID-SEC-W-2024-3377Dell PowerProtect Data Domain: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-11-07csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen, Informationen offenzulegen und um nicht näher beschriebene Auswirkungen zu erzielen.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-0778Dell Secure Connect Gateway Policy Manager: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-03-18csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell Secure Connect Gateway Policy Manager ausnutzen, um einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (18)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1902167cnnvd
- https://github.com/tpm2-software/tpm2-tss/releases/tag/2.4.3cnnvd
- https://github.com/tpm2-software/tpm2-tss/releases/tag/3.0.1cnnvd
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7KPOENCMJU4DMT3BDNUBRK25B3DJ47UO/cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-24455cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163431/Gentoo-Linux-Security-Advisory-202107-10.htmlcnnvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-10cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/tpm2-tss-privilege-escalation-35510cnnvd
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