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GHSA-HGMQ-24PQ-JX89

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-22 18:30 – Updated: 2026-08-25 06:31

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ima: Instantiate file_truncate and path_truncate hooks

Instantiate the file_truncate and path_truncate LSM hooks to reset the action cache flags (IMA_DONE_MASK) as soon as truncation is requested, so the file, based on policy, is re-collected, re-measured, re-audited, and re-appraised on next access.

Severity

8.1 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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CVE-2026-74592 (GCVE-0-2026-74592)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-22 15:31 – Updated: 2026-08-25 05:40

Title

ima: Instantiate file_truncate and path_truncate hooks

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ima: Instantiate file_truncate and path_truncate hooks Instantiate the file_truncate and path_truncate LSM hooks to reset the action cache flags (IMA_DONE_MASK) as soon as truncation is requested, so the file, based on policy, is re-collected, re-measured, re-audited, and re-appraised on next access.

Severity

8.1 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Assigner

Linux mitre root

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f46705d96eb60587…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd21c96a71e876c8d…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0baed1fa2184c81e4…
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b80bed5c871a80151…

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Linux	Linux	Affected: 3323eec921efd815178a23107ab63588c605c0b2 , < 5f46705d96eb60587aa7035acfcbec977e08d620 (git) Affected: 3323eec921efd815178a23107ab63588c605c0b2 , < dd21c96a71e876c8df9ec546b885a2c5f47bbb05 (git) Affected: 3323eec921efd815178a23107ab63588c605c0b2 , < 0baed1fa2184c81e4baf76f445d3faa4b738c8f7 (git) Affected: 3323eec921efd815178a23107ab63588c605c0b2 , < b80bed5c871a80151351342c065579405ce77145 (git)
Linux	Linux	Affected: 2.6.30 Unaffected: 0 , < 2.6.30 (semver) Unaffected: 6.12.104 , ≤ 6.12.* (semver) Unaffected: 6.18.45 , ≤ 6.18.* (semver) Unaffected: 7.1.9 , ≤ 7.1.* (semver) Unaffected: 7.2 , ≤ * (original_commit_for_fix)

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