TPM access interruption via suspend-read race
Published Nov 19, 2024 · Updated May 23, 2026
Race condition in the Linux kernel TPM subsystem allows local users to interrupt TPM access during system suspension. The tpm_pm_suspend() path sets TPM_CHIP_FLAG_SUSPENDED only after suspend work, allowing tpm_hwrng_read() to enter tpm_get_random() concurrently without holding the chip lock. Triggering requires local access, an enabled TPM random-number generator, and overlap between a random read and suspension; the observed result is TPM timeouts and unavailable random data.
Summary
What happened
Race condition in the Linux kernel TPM subsystem allows local users to interrupt TPM access during system suspension. The tpm_pm_suspend() path sets TPM_CHIP_FLAG_SUSPENDED only after suspend work, allowing tpm_hwrng_read() to enter tpm_get_random() concurrently without holding the chip lock. Triggering requires local access, an enabled TPM random-number generator, and overlap between a random read and suspension; the observed result is TPM timeouts and unavailable random data.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-53085
- Published
- Nov 19, 2024
- Updated
- May 23, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- CWE-667, T1499.004
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Nov 19, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 23, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=6.1.31 <6.2
- Affected versionversion=6.3.5 <6.4
- Affected versionversion=6.4
- Affected versionversion=7cd46930b8bf37b84777410ac21bfdf1179021d5
- Affected versionversion=99d46450625590d410f86fe4660a5eff7d3b8343 <9265fed6db601ee2ec47577815387458ef4f047a
- Affected versionversion=99d46450625590d410f86fe4660a5eff7d3b8343 <bc203fe416abdd1c29da594565a7c3c4e979488e
- Affected versionversion=99d46450625590d410f86fe4660a5eff7d3b8343 <cfaf83501a0cbb104499c5b0892ee5ebde4e967f
- Affected versionversion=eeda114c92c7b2db69878cdf27163750fd57cfe2
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