ima: Fix a potential integer overflow in ima_appraise_measurement
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ima: Fix a potential integer overflow in ima_appraise_measurement When the ima-modsig is enabled, the rc passed to evm_verifyxattr() may be negative, which may cause the integer overflow problem.
- Published
- Feb 26, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.3% · 18th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-190
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Action score
22
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.3%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 5.5
- CNA · Linux
- 7.1
- 1.6 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- linux linux kernel5.4 and later · before 5.4.207
- linux linux kernel5.5 and later · before 5.10.132
- linux linux kernel5.11 and later · before 5.15.56
- linux linux kernel5.16 and later · before 5.18.13
- linux linux kernel5.19
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Linux Linux
- 5.4affected
- 39b07096364a42c516415d5f841069e885234e61 and later · before 388f3df7c3c8b7f2a32b9ae0a9b2f9f6ad3b1b77affected · git
- 39b07096364a42c516415d5f841069e885234e61 and later · before 831e190175f10652be93b08436cc7bf2e62e4bb6affected · git
- 39b07096364a42c516415d5f841069e885234e61 and later · before c8d5d81940938b5f6c0f495ca9538e7740416f30affected · git
- 39b07096364a42c516415d5f841069e885234e61 and later · before 640cea4c2839a821adfbb703b590a5928abe9286affected · git
- 39b07096364a42c516415d5f841069e885234e61 and later · before d2ee2cfc4aa85ff6a2a3b198a3a524ec54e3d999affected · git
- before 5.4not affected · semver
- 5.4.207 and later · up to and including 5.4.*not affected · semver
- 5.10.132 and later · up to and including 5.10.*not affected · semver
- 5.15.56 and later · up to and including 5.15.*not affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel | before 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k | before 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-core | before 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug | before 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-core | before 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-devel | before 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched | before 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-modules | before 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-modules-core | before 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra | before 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-devel | before 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-devel-matched | before 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-modules | before 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-modules-core | before 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-64k-modules-extra | before 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-abi-stablelists | before 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-core | before 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-cross-headers | before 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug | before 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-core | before 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-devel | before 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-devel-matched | before 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-modules | before 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | kernel-debug-modules-core | before 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 |
+96
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 388f3df7c3c8b7f2a32b9ae0a9b2f9f6ad3b1b77 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 640cea4c2839a821adfbb703b590a5928abe9286 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 831e190175f10652be93b08436cc7bf2e62e4bb6 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | c8d5d81940938b5f6c0f495ca9538e7740416f30 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | d2ee2cfc4aa85ff6a2a3b198a3a524ec54e3d999 | Vendor (CNA) |
| almalinux:kernel | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · AlmaLinux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:kernel-64k | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · AlmaLinux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:kernel-64k-core | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · AlmaLinux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:kernel-64k-debug | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · AlmaLinux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:kernel-64k-debug-core | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · AlmaLinux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:kernel-64k-debug-devel | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · AlmaLinux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · AlmaLinux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:kernel-64k-debug-modules | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · AlmaLinux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:kernel-64k-debug-modules-core | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · AlmaLinux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:kernel-64k-debug-modules-extra | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · AlmaLinux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:kernel-64k-devel | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · AlmaLinux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| almalinux:kernel-64k-devel-matched | 5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · AlmaLinux:9 | Package registry (OSV) |
| debian:linux | 5.18.14-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-64k-debug-debuginfo | 0:5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-64k-debug-devel | 0:5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched | 0:5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-64k-debuginfo | 0:5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-64k-devel | 0:5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-64k-devel-matched | 0:5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-debug-debuginfo | 0:5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-debug-devel | 0:5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-debug-devel-matched | 0:5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-debuginfo | 0:5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-debuginfo-common-aarch64 | 0:5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
| red hat:kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le | 0:5.14.0-611.5.1.el9_7 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:9::appstream | Package registry (OSV) |
+1
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
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- CVE-2022-49030128 days apartlibbpf: Handle size overflow for ringbuf mmap31Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or WraparoundCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Noroxi analysis
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References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/388f3df7c3c8b7f2a32b9ae0a9b2f9f6ad3b1b77
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/640cea4c2839a821adfbb703b590a5928abe9286
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/831e190175f10652be93b08436cc7bf2e62e4bb6
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c8d5d81940938b5f6c0f495ca9538e7740416f30
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d2ee2cfc4aa85ff6a2a3b198a3a524ec54e3d999
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.