Linux Kernel up to 6.19.3 tpm get_burstcount privilege escalation

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.19.3. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is the function get_burstcount of the component tpm. This manipulation causes an unknown weakness. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-45871. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.19.3. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function get_burstcount of the component tpm. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tpm: st33zp24: Fix missing cleanup on get_burstcount() error get_burstcount() can return -EBUSY on timeout. When this happens, st33zp24_send() returns directly without releasing the locality acquired earlier. Use goto out_err to ensure proper cleanup when get_burstcount() fails.

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-45871 since 05/13/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/16/2026).

Upgrading to version 5.10.252, 5.15.202, 6.1.165, 6.6.128, 6.12.75, 6.18.14 or 6.19.4 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch e0ce3da82341fcd6194175f1837946b2a894c625/7687133509cf66ced120b667fefd21f80bf17993/1256c6dc96d1e687e6e9b63088156ed07411b00c/a51cff9be046e13e1c1b2fe45d5c48b582ec9b8c/cc09d55f519e15355de343264a22ac6682b8305e/ec15eb67fe9df87981b4829b901ec254273ca483/4fffb77d35d038f146e6192da583dbe4971d869e/3e91b44c93ad2871f89fc2a98c5e4fe6ca5db3d9 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2026-1700). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

• Google Container-Optimized OS
• Debian Linux
• Amazon Linux 2
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu Linux
• SUSE Linux
• Oracle Linux
• IBM QRadar SIEM
• SUSE openSUSE
• RESF Rocky Linux
• Open Source Linux Kernel
• Siemens SIMATIC S7

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 5.10.251
• 5.15.201
• 6.1.164
• 6.6.127
• 6.12.0
• 6.12.1
• 6.12.2
• 6.12.3
• 6.12.4
• 6.12.5
• 6.12.6
• 6.12.7
• 6.12.8
• 6.12.9
• 6.12.10
• 6.12.11
• 6.12.12
• 6.12.13
• 6.12.14
• 6.12.15
• 6.12.16
• 6.12.17
• 6.12.18
• 6.12.19
• 6.12.20
• 6.12.21
• 6.12.22
• 6.12.23
• 6.12.24
• 6.12.25
• 6.12.26
• 6.12.27
• 6.12.28
• 6.12.29
• 6.12.30
• 6.12.31
• 6.12.32
• 6.12.33
• 6.12.34
• 6.12.35
• 6.12.36
• 6.12.37
• 6.12.38
• 6.12.39
• 6.12.40
• 6.12.41
• 6.12.42
• 6.12.43
• 6.12.44
• 6.12.45
• 6.12.46
• 6.12.47
• 6.12.48
• 6.12.49
• 6.12.50
• 6.12.51
• 6.12.52
• 6.12.53
• 6.12.54
• 6.12.55
• 6.12.56
• 6.12.57
• 6.12.58
• 6.12.59
• 6.12.60
• 6.12.61
• 6.12.62
• 6.12.63
• 6.12.64
• 6.12.65
• 6.12.66
• 6.12.67
• 6.12.68
• 6.12.69
• 6.12.70
• 6.12.71
• 6.12.72
• 6.12.73
• 6.12.74
• 6.18.0
• 6.18.1
• 6.18.2
• 6.18.3
• 6.18.4
• 6.18.5
• 6.18.6
• 6.18.7
• 6.18.8
• 6.18.9
• 6.18.10
• 6.18.11
• 6.18.12
• 6.18.13
• 6.19.0
• 6.19.1
• 6.19.2
• 6.19.3

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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