Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 8, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2024-42255
CVE-2024-42255
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.]
Affected products
11cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 9 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.10:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)
- (no CPE)range: 6.10
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