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CVE-2026-99221

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Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: keys/trusted_keys: return immediately after TPM unseal failure trusted_tpm_unseal() proceeds to pcrlock() when the TPM unseal operation fails. If pcrlock() succeeds, its return value overwrites the unseal error, causing key instantiation to succeed. Return immediately when unseal fails to preserve the original error.

Severity
Not scored
CVSS score
Not available
Vulnerability status
Received
Source identifier
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Published
2026-11-02 16:17:46.293000
Last modified
2026-11-02 16:17:46.293000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-99221",
  "sourceIdentifier": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67",
  "published": "2026-11-02T16:17:46.293",
  "lastModified": "2026-11-02T16:17:46.293",
  "vulnStatus": "Received",
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      "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nkeys/trusted_keys: return immediately after TPM unseal failure\n\ntrusted_tpm_unseal() proceeds to pcrlock() when the TPM unseal operation\nfails. If pcrlock() succeeds, its return value overwrites the unseal error,\ncausing key instantiation to succeed.\n\nReturn immediately when unseal fails to preserve the original error."
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