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Linux Linux — ima: Fix a potential integer overflow in ima_appraise_measurement
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L L L N U N N H 5.5 .0027 19.3 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux 39b07096364a42c516415d5f841069e885234e61 – —
Linux 5.4 – 5.4.207
TIMELINE
Feb 26 Reserved by Linux
Feb 26 Published (CNA: Linux)
Aug 4 RESCORED — CVE-2022-49643 (Linux). CVSS 7.1 → 5.5 (NVD).
Description
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.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| February 26, 2025 | Reserved | Reserved by Linux |
| February 26, 2025 | Published | Published (CNA: Linux) |
| August 4, 2026 | RESCORED | RESCORED — CVE-2022-49643 (Linux). CVSS 7.1 → 5.5 (NVD). |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 2 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Linux | Linux | — | 39b07096364a42c516415d5f841069e885234e61 | — |
| Linux | Linux | — | 5.4 | 5.4.207 |
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