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.
References
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
23 Jul 2026, 08:10
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| Summary |
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08 Jul 2026, 15:11
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| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53e6d2d834df40960b655b353e7a8ff4d927e1c7 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84ced03172da544c9f8c0862faad48104f519352 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c424d2664f08c77f08b4580b5f0cbaabf7c229b2 - Patch | |
| References | () https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd3ac52ea7a001406c7dbc663aae4b9f89da679a - Patch | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5 |
| First Time |
Linux linux Kernel
Linux |
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| CWE | NVD-CWE-noinfo | |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
08 Jun 2026, 17:16
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-06-08 17:16
Updated : 2026-07-23 08:10
NVD link : CVE-2026-46283
Mitre link : CVE-2026-46283
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-46283
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
