FKIE_CVE-2026-46283

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-06-08 17:16 - Updated: 2026-06-17 10:53
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Summary
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
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53e6d2d834df40960b655b353e7a8ff4d927e1c7
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/84ced03172da544c9f8c0862faad48104f519352
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c424d2664f08c77f08b4580b5f0cbaabf7c229b2
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd3ac52ea7a001406c7dbc663aae4b9f89da679a
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  "affected": [
    {
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        {
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          "product": "Linux",
          "programFiles": [
            "drivers/char/tpm/tpm-chip.c"
          ],
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    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\ntpm: Use kfree_sensitive() to free auth session in tpm_dev_release()\n\ntpm_dev_release() uses plain kfree() to free chip-\u003eauth, which contains\nsensitive cryptographic material including HMAC session keys, nonces,\nand passphrase data (struct tpm2_auth).\n\nEvery other code path that frees this structure uses kfree_sensitive()\nto zero the memory before releasing it: both tpm2_end_auth_session()\nand tpm_buf_check_hmac_response() do so. The tpm_dev_release() path\nis the only one that does not, leaving key material in freed slab\nmemory until it is eventually overwritten.\n\nUse kfree_sensitive() for consistency with the rest of the driver and\nto ensure session keys are scrubbed during device teardown."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2026-46283",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T10:53:28.553",
  "metrics": {},
  "published": "2026-06-08T17:16:46.063",
  "references": [
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      "source": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
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    },
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    }
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  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "vulnStatus": "Received"
}


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