CVE-2024-42255
mediumpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.002 · 8 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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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affected products (29)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-1788Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten AngriffDeutsch2024-08-07csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen.
- WID-SEC-W-2025-0612IBM Security Guardium: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-03-20csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in IBM Security Guardium ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsbeschränkungen zu umgehen, einen Denial-of-Service-Zustand herbeizuführen, beliebigen Code auszuführen und vertrauliche Informationen preiszugeben.
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references (8)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2024-42255cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-42255/cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dc357d343f134bf59815ff6098b93503ec8a23bcnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9afbb9a0c734197c59c43610071041044bf1562cnnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dc357d343f134bf59815ff6098b93503ec8a23benisa_euvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9afbb9a0c734197c59c43610071041044bf1562enisa_euvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7dc357d343f134bf59815ff6098b93503ec8a23bPatchnvd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9afbb9a0c734197c59c43610071041044bf1562Patchnvd
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