Answer in brief
CVE-2026-98845 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in tpm: Disable TPM on null key name mismatch. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=cc7d8594342a25693d40fe96f97e5c6c29ee609c <a03d0c64cd827a622578623a78defd66b6593b82 || >=cc7d8594342a25693d40fe96f97e5c6c29ee609c <96c46c75b0d470b4204f9fe1bdb075cd2ebaebfa || >=cc7d8594342a25693d40fe96f97e5c6c29ee609c <f6599d8830fe7ddab7334cc17846fd9ac9a7fa50 || >=cc7d8594342a25693d40fe96f97e5c6c29ee609c <015fb29a748342a186f37b602ac70017098c8251 || 294984ce51c19c2af3d0d71e1c8bd589bc86b8e2 || 386c7cc6c06d64cbf36d15c5e2319814765e107c || >=6.11.7 <6.12 || >=6.11.10 <6.12 | a03d0c64cd827a622578623a78defd66b6593b82, 96c46c75b0d470b4204f9fe1bdb075cd2ebaebfa, f6599d8830fe7ddab7334cc17846fd9ac9a7fa50, 015fb29a748342a186f37b602ac70017098c8251, 6.12 |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.12 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Oct 18, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 19, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 18, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tpm: Disable TPM on null key name mismatch The null key name check exists to protect against TPM reset attacks, so a mismatch should stop the device from serving further requests. Currently it does not disable the chip when it finds a mismatch. The mismatch is logged: tpm tpm0: null key integrity check failed but the chip keeps serving commands: / # tpm2_getcap -c properties-fixed TPM_PT_FAMILY_INDICATOR: as UINT32: 0x08322e3000 as string: "2.0" ... tpm2_load_null() where the null key name check is run sets the chip as disabled only if the rc is non zero. When the mismatch is seen, rc is zero at that point and it returns success. The other issue is that the caller expects the null key handle to be populated when the function returns 0 which it does here without writing the handle and proceeds assuming the null key handle is valid. During the test, I noticed that tpm2_start_auth_session() uses the uninitialized stack value as the key handle since tpm2_load_null() returns 0 despite the integrity failure and proceeds with TPM2_CC_START_AUTH_SESS with this value as salt key handle. Set rc to -ENODEV on the mismatch. The error path then disables the chip and returns the correct code to the caller. Tested in QEMU with swtpm and CONFIG_TCG_TPM2_HMAC=y by making TPM2_CC_CONTEXT_LOAD fail with TPM2_RC_INTEGRITY and changing the name of the re-created null key. The chip is now disabled on the mismatch.
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