CVE-2021-3623
libtpms: out-of-bounds access when trying to resume the state of the vTPM
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · June 21, 2021
Updated · June 28, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in libtpms. The flaw can be triggered by specially-crafted TPM 2 command packets containing illegal values and may lead to an out-of-bounds access when the volatile state of the TPM 2 is marshalled/written or unmarshalled/read. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
Statement
The versions of libtpms as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Advanced Virtualization are affected by this issue. A future update may fix the code.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 6.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write