# CVE-2026-74592: ima: Instantiate file\_truncate and path\_truncate hooks

- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.104, 6.18.45, 7.1.9
- Published: 2026-08-22 · Updated: 2026-10-16

## Affected

- Linux: from 3323eec921efd815178a23107ab63588c605c0b2, fixed in 5f46705d96eb60587aa7035acfcbec977e08d620; from 3323eec921efd815178a23107ab63588c605c0b2, fixed in dd21c96a71e876c8df9ec546b885a2c5f47bbb05; from 3323eec921efd815178a23107ab63588c605c0b2, fixed in 0baed1fa2184c81e4baf76f445d3faa4b738c8f7; from 3323eec921efd815178a23107ab63588c605c0b2, fixed in b80bed5c871a80151351342c065579405ce77145
- Linux: 2.6.30
- Kernel (Linux): from 2.6.30, fixed in 6.12.104; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.45; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.1.9

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.12.104, 6.18.45, 7.1.9) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5f46705d96eb60587aa7035acfcbec977e08d620
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dd21c96a71e876c8df9ec546b885a2c5f47bbb05
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0baed1fa2184c81e4baf76f445d3faa4b738c8f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b80bed5c871a80151351342c065579405ce77145

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