CVE-2023-22745

Publication date 19 January 2023

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.4 · Medium

Score breakdown

tpm2-tss is an open source software implementation of the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2 Software Stack (TSS2). In affected versions `Tss2_RC_SetHandler` and `Tss2_RC_Decode` both index into `layer_handler` with an 8 bit layer number, but the array only has `TPM2_ERROR_TSS2_RC_LAYER_COUNT` entries, so trying to add a handler for higher-numbered layers or decode a response code with such a layer number reads/writes past the end of the buffer. This Buffer overrun, could result in arbitrary code execution. An example attack would be a MiTM bus attack that returns 0xFFFFFFFF for the RC. Given the common use case of TPM modules an attacker must have local access to the target machine with local system privileges which allows access to the TPM system. Usually TPM access requires administrative privilege.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
tpm2-tss 24.10 oracular
Not affected
24.04 LTS noble
Not affected
23.10 mantic
Not affected
23.04 lunar
Not affected
22.10 kinetic Ignored end of life, was needed
22.04 LTS jammy
Fixed 3.2.0-1ubuntu1.1
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 2.3.2-1ubuntu0.20.04.2
18.04 LTS bionic
Not affected
16.04 LTS xenial
Not affected
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored end of standard support

Notes


mdeslaur

accessing the TPM requires administrative privileges, so this is an unimportant attack scenario, setting priority to low

Patch details

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Package Patch details
tpm2-tss

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.4 · Medium
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-6796-1
    • TPM2 Software Stack vulnerabilities
    • 29 May 2024

Other references