CVE-2026-43129
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ima: verify the previous kernel's IMA buffer lies in addressable RAM Patch series "Address page fault in ima_restore_measurement_list()", v3. When the second-stage kernel is booted via kexec with a limiting command line such as "mem=<size>" we observe a pafe fault that happens. BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffff97793ff47000 RIP: ima_restore_measurement_list+0xdc/0x45a #PF: error_code(0x0000) not-present page This happens on x86_64 only, as this is already fixed in aarch64 in commit: cbf9c4b9617b ("of: check previous kernel's ima-kexec-buffer against memory bounds") This patch (of 3): When the second-stage kernel is booted with a limiting command line (e.g. "mem=<size>"), the IMA measurement buffer handed over from the previous kernel may fall outside the addressable RAM of the new kernel. Accessing such a buffer can fault during early restore. Introduce a small generic helper, ima_validate_range(), which verifies that a physical [start, end] range for the previous-kernel IMA buffer lies within addressable memory: - On x86, use pfn_range_is_mapped(). - On OF based architectures, use page_is_ram().
EPSS 0.01% · 2.2th percentile
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | 0, 0, 0 |
| Linux | Linux | 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2, 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 |
Timeline
- May 6, 2026 CVE Published
- May 6, 2026 Security Advisory
- May 11, 2026 CVE Updated
- May 18, 2026 EPSS Score
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f11d7d088f5ed54b31c6735854c12845eb60eb4a url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e1f51c1ad57cc76a0e8b5eb27038f8973fff4fa url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5366ec7d2f793ce703c403d7fd4c25a3db365b9d url
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10d1c75ed4382a8e79874379caa2ead8952734f9 url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43129 advisory