tpm: fix off-by-four bounds check in tpm2_get_random()
CVE-2026-98728 is fixed in 39 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98728, released October 19, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: tpm: fix off-by-four bounds check in tpm2_get_random() When the response carries the TPM2_ST_SESSIONS tag, tpm2_get_random() skips the 4-byte parameter size field before locating the random data, but the bounds check still validates the response length against TPM_HEADER_SIZE. A truncated response can pass the check and make memcpy() read up to 4 bytes past the response end, so stale buffer contents end up in the caller's random bytes. Fix this by checking the response length against 'offset', which already includes the skipped parameter size field.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| bpftool6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| bpftool6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| bpftool6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| bpftool6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-6.12.113-138.209 · amzn 2023 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel-livepatch-6.18.56-125.164 · amzn 2023 | 1:1.0-0.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-headers · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-modules-extra · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-tools · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.12-tools-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-aarch64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-debuginfo-common-x86_64 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-headers · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-modules-extra · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-modules-extra-common · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-tools · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-tools-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| kernel6.18-tools-devel · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.12.113-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98728 | Oct 19, 2026 |
| linux · Debian 14 | 7.2.10-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98728 | Oct 19, 2026 |
| linux-6.12 · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.12.113-1~deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98728 | Oct 19, 2026 |
| microvm-kernel6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| perf6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| perf6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.12 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.12-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.12.113-138.209.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3335 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.18 · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
| python3-perf6.18-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 1:6.18.56-125.164.amzn2023 | ALAS2023-2026-3251 | Nov 7, 2026 |
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