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CVE-2022-50621: dm: verity-loadpin: Only trust verity targets with enforcement

• Severity: unknown
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-12-08 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: dm: verity-loadpin: Only trust verity targets with enforcement Verity targets can be configured to ignore corrupted data blocks. LoadPin must only trust verity targets that are configured to perform some kind of enforcement when data corruption is detected, like returning an error, restarting the system or triggering a panic.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: 6.0 — fixed in 6.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/916ef6232cc4b84db7082b4c3d3cf1753d9462ba
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cb1f5b76e39d86c98722696bdf632987aa777b83

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