CVE Catalog

CVE-2022-49643

HighCVSS 7.1
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.27%

19th percentile - higher than 19% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the IMA module has a vulnerability involving a potential integer overflow in ima_appraise_measurement. When ima-modsig is enabled, the rc value passed to evm_verifyxattr() may be negative, which can cause an integer overflow.

Risk Assessment

Integer overflow may lead to incorrect behavior of integrity mechanisms, potentially allowing security controls to be bypassed.

Recommendation

Apply a Linux kernel update containing the fix that addresses the integer overflow issue in ima_appraise_measurement.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS