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tpm: Cap the number of PCR banks

Type: advisorySources: OSV

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tpm: Cap the number of PCR banks tpm2_get_pcr_allocation() does not cap any upper limit for the number of banks. Cap the limit to eight banks so that out of bounds values coming from external I/O cause on only limited harm.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.10.248, 5.15.198, 6.1.160, 6.12.64, 6.18.3, 6.6.120
CVEs
CVE-2025-71077
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 17:40 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

tpm: Cap the number of PCR banks

core-osv · Original source

Published 13 Jan 2026, 15:31 UTC

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tpm: Cap the number of PCR banks tpm2_get_pcr_allocation() does not cap any upper limit for the number of banks. Cap the limit to eight banks so that out of bounds values coming from external I/O cause on only limited harm.

osv:CVE-2025-71077

Kernel

Fixed versions: 5.10.248, 5.15.198, 6.1.160, 6.6.120, 6.12.64, 6.18.3

Complete source record
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