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CVE-2022-2503: Linux Kernel LoadPin bypass via dm-verity table reload

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-08-12 · updated 2026-10-14
• Weakness: CWE-302

Description

Dm-verity is used for extending root-of-trust to root filesystems. LoadPin builds on this property to restrict module/firmware loads to just the trusted root filesystem. Device-mapper table reloads currently allow users with root privileges to switch out the target with an equivalent dm-linear target and bypass verification till reboot. This allows root to bypass LoadPin and can be used to load untrusted and unverified kernel modules and firmware, which implies arbitrary kernel execution and persistence for peripherals that do not verify firmware updates. We recommend upgrading past commit 4caae58406f8ceb741603eee460d79bacca9b1b5

Affected products

• Linux kernel: before 5.19 — fixed in 5.19

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.19. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-6vq3-w69p-w63m
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0005/
• https://github.com/google/security-research/security/advisories/GHSA-6vq3-w69p-w63m
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230214-0005/
• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html

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