CVE-2026-46283
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2026
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
tpm: Use kfree_sensitive() to free auth session in tpm_dev_release()
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tpm: Use kfree_sensitive() to free auth session in tpm_dev_release() tpm_dev_release() uses plain kfree() to free chip->auth, which contains sensitive cryptographic material including HMAC session keys, nonces, and passphrase data (struct tpm2_auth). Every other code path that frees this structure uses kfree_sensitive() to zero the memory before releasing it: both tpm2_end_auth_session() and tpm_buf_check_hmac_response() do so. The tpm_dev_release() path is the only one that does not, leaving key material in freed slab memory until it is eventually overwritten. Use kfree_sensitive() for consistency with the rest of the driver and to ensure session keys are scrubbed during device teardown.
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
unaffected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 699e3efd6c645c741ea4d6d58282c56b6d108cf7 | affected | git | dd3ac52ea7a001406c7dbc663aae4b9f89da679a | Unavailable | None listed |
| 699e3efd6c645c741ea4d6d58282c56b6d108cf7 | affected | git | 53e6d2d834df40960b655b353e7a8ff4d927e1c7 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 699e3efd6c645c741ea4d6d58282c56b6d108cf7 | affected | git | 84ced03172da544c9f8c0862faad48104f519352 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 699e3efd6c645c741ea4d6d58282c56b6d108cf7 | affected | git | c424d2664f08c77f08b4580b5f0cbaabf7c229b2 | Unavailable | None listed |
Linux
- Vendor
- Linux
- Product
- Linux
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
affected
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.10 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 0 | unaffected | semver | 6.10 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 6.12.86 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.12.* | None listed |
| 6.18.27 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 6.18.* | None listed |
| 7.0.4 | unaffected | semver | Unavailable | 7.0.* | None listed |
| 7.1 | unaffected | original_commit_for_fix | Unavailable | * | None listed |