ima: fix buffer overrun in ima_eventdigest_init_common
Priority LOW 36CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ima: fix buffer overrun in ima_eventdigest_init_common Function ima_eventdigest_init() calls ima_eventdigest_init_common() with HASH_ALGO__LAST which is then used to access the array hash_digest_size[] leading to buffer overrun. Have a conditional statement to handle this.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00241 15th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 6.1.119, 6.6.63, 6.11.10 +1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.19 and later | 6.1.119, 6.6.63, 6.11.10, 6.12 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.19 and later Fixed in 6.1.119, 6.6.63, 6.11.10, 6.12 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 11
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.19.1 to before 6.1.119; 6.2 to before 6.6.63; 6.7 to before 6.11.10 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.19 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.19 rc7 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.19 rc8 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.12 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.12 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.12 rc3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.12 rc4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.12 rc5 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.12 rc6 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.19.1 to before 6.1.119; 6.2 to before 6.6.63; 6.7 to before 6.11.10 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.19 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.19 rc7 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.19:rc8:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.19 rc8 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.12 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.12 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.12 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.12 rc4 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.12 rc5 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.12:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.12 rc6 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.119, 6.6.63, 6.11.10, 6.12
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-53106
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w9xm-h8j7-2chv
References
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Sources
- CVE-2024-53106 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-53106 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w9xm-h8j7-2chv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-53106 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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