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Medium ALSA-2023:2453 2 CVEs

Moderate: libtpms security update

Published May 9, 2023 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Summary

The libtpms is a library providing Trusted Platform Module (TPM) functionality for virtual machines.

Security Fix(es):

* tpm: TCG TPM2.0 implementations vulnerable to memory corruption (CVE-2023-1017)
* tpm2: TCG TPM2.0 implementations vulnerable to memory corruption (CVE-2023-1018)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 9 libtpms 0.9.1-3.20211126git1ff6fe1f43.el9_2

Vulnerabilities 2

  • Medium 5.5

    TPM2.0 vulnerable to out-of-bounds read

    An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in TPM2.0's Module Library allowing a 2-byte read past the end of a TPM2.0 command in the CryptParameterDecryption routine. An attacker who can successfully exploit this vulnerability can read or access sensitive dat…

  • Unscored —

    TPM2.0 vulnerable to out-of-bounds write

    An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in TPM2.0's Module Library allowing writing of a 2-byte data past the end of TPM2.0 command in the CryptParameterDecryption routine. An attacker who can successfully exploit this vulnerability can lead to denial of …

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1017
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1018
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2149416
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2149420
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2023-2453.html