CVE-2011-0006
The ima_lsm_rule_init function in security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37, when the Linux Security Modules (LSM) framework is disabled, allows local users to bypass Integrity Measurement Architecture (IMA) rules in…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.34%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The ima_lsm_rule_init function in security/integrity/ima/ima_policy.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.37, when the Linux Security Modules (LSM) framework is disabled, allows local users to bypass Integrity Measurement Architecture (IMA) rules in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging an administrator's addition of an IMA rule for LSM.
- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.34% probability · 27th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 0.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=867c20265459d30a01b021a9c1e81fb4c5832aa9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/18
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667912
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/867c20265459d30a01b021a9c1e81fb4c5832aa9Patch
- http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.37
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=867c20265459d30a01b021a9c1e81fb4c5832aa9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/01/06/18
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=667912
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/867c20265459d30a01b021a9c1e81fb4c5832aa9Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.