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01 Record

CVE-2020-24455

Missing initialization of a variable in the TPM2 source may allow a privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access. This affects tpm2-tss before 3.0.1 and before

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: intel
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

02 Description

Missing initialization of a variable in the TPM2 source may allow a privileged user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access. This affects tpm2-tss before 3.0.1 and before

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.58% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 47.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
6.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2021-02-26 02:55Z5 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-04 15:12Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2020-08-19
Assigning CNA
intel
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-909Missing Initialization of ResourceClass
  • CWE-456Missing Initialization of a VariableVariant
Data version
5.1
Document digest
ac1906fc7c262c495deabba47e5ec693de2ba4c66b54ef58383abc171b8cffbe

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
n/aTPM2 sourcebefore 3.01, before 2.4.3—

06 References

07 Fixed in

Debian 12

  • tpm2-tss
    Fixed in 3.0.1-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 13

  • tpm2-tss
    Fixed in 3.0.1-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Debian 14

  • tpm2-tss
    Fixed in 3.0.1-1

Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.