CVE-2024-29039 | Missing check in tpm2_checkquote allows attackers to misrepresent the TPM state

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tpm2 is the source repository for the Trusted Platform Module (TPM2.0) tools. This vulnerability allows attackers to manipulate tpm2_checkquote outputs by altering the TPML_PCR_SELECTION in the PCR input file. As a result, digest values are incorrectly mapped to PCR slots and banks, providing a misleading picture of the TPM state. This issue has been patched in version 5.7.

Published: 2024-06-28 Last update: 2025-11-04 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-29039 is rated High Exploit Risk (79.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.71%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2024-29039

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-29039

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-11 1.78% 1.71% -0.07%
2 2025-11-21 1.14% 1.78% +0.64%
3 2025-11-18 — 1.14% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-29039

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.0 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.2 6.0 [email protected]
8.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.2 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-29039

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-29039

vendor priority summary link
alpine critical CVE-2024-29039: 1 source package rows (tpm2-tools); 5 state rows across 3 repos (3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 5, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2024-29039
debian not yet assigned CVE-2024-29039 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (tpm2-tools), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 3, open 2. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-29039
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-29039
suse medium CVE-2024-29039 severity moderate: SUSE including 252 source package names (2.1.3-4.14:libefivar1-38-3.1, amazon/suse-sles-15-sp1-chost-byos-v20210304-hvm-ssd-x86_64, …), 425 product×package rows across 101 product lines (Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/base-os-container, Image SL-Micro, … (101 product lines)): Known Affected 231, Fixed 190, Known Not Affected 4. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-29039/
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-29039 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (tpm2-tools), 10 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, upstream, xenial): needed 4, ignored 3, not-affected 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-29039

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-29039

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
tpm2-tools_project tpm2-tools < 5.7 cpe:2.3:a:tpm2-tools_project:tpm2-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-29039

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