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ima: Fix a potential integer overflow in ima_appraise_measurement

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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.

Products
Kernel
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
5.10.132, 5.15.56, 5.18.13, 5.4.207
CVEs
CVE-2022-49643
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 14:37 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

ima: Fix a potential integer overflow in ima_appraise_measurement

core-osv · Original source

Published 26 Feb 2025, 02:23 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2022-49643

Kernel

Fixed versions: 5.4.207, 5.10.132, 5.15.56, 5.18.13

Complete source record
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