diff --git a/Documentation/security/IMA-templates.rst b/Documentation/security/IMA-templates.rst
index 2cd0e273cc9a..9cddb66727ee 100644
--- a/Documentation/security/IMA-templates.rst
+++ b/Documentation/security/IMA-templates.rst
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ descriptors by adding their identifier to the format string
    prefix is shown only if the hash algorithm is not SHA1 or MD5);
  - 'n-ng': the name of the event, without size limitations;
  - 'sig': the file signature.
-
+ - 'buf': the buffer data that was used to generate the hash without size limitations.
 
 Below, there is the list of defined template descriptors:
 
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
index 226a26d8de09..4a82541dc3b6 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ struct ima_event_data {
 	struct evm_ima_xattr_data *xattr_value;
 	int xattr_len;
 	const char *violation;
+	const void *buf;
+	int buf_len;
 };
 
 /* IMA template field data definition */
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c
index 800d965232e5..c12f1cd38f8f 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_api.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ void ima_add_violation(struct file *file, const unsigned char *filename,
 	struct ima_template_entry *entry;
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct ima_event_data event_data = {iint, file, filename, NULL, 0,
-					    cause};
+					    cause, NULL, 0};
 	int violation = 1;
 	int result;
 
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ void ima_store_measurement(struct integrity_iint_cache *iint,
 	struct inode *inode = file_inode(file);
 	struct ima_template_entry *entry;
 	struct ima_event_data event_data = {iint, file, filename, xattr_value,
-					    xattr_len, NULL};
+					    xattr_len, NULL, NULL, 0};
 	int violation = 0;
 
 	if (iint->measured_pcrs & (0x1 << pcr))
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_init.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_init.c
index 6c9295449751..0c34d3100b5b 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_init.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_init.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static int __init ima_add_boot_aggregate(void)
 	struct ima_template_entry *entry;
 	struct integrity_iint_cache tmp_iint, *iint = &tmp_iint;
 	struct ima_event_data event_data = {iint, NULL, boot_aggregate_name,
-					    NULL, 0, NULL};
+					    NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 0};
 	int result = -ENOMEM;
 	int violation = 0;
 	struct {
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index a88c28918a63..6c5691b65b84 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ static void process_buffer_measurement(const void *buf, int size,
 	struct ima_template_entry *entry = NULL;
 	struct integrity_iint_cache tmp_iint, *iint = &tmp_iint;
 	struct ima_event_data event_data = {iint, NULL, NULL,
-						NULL, 0, NULL};
+						NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, 0};
 	struct {
 		struct ima_digest_data hdr;
 		char digest[IMA_MAX_DIGEST_SIZE];
@@ -611,6 +611,8 @@ static void process_buffer_measurement(const void *buf, int size,
 	memset(&hash, 0, sizeof(hash));
 
 	event_data.filename = eventname;
+	event_data.buf = buf;
+	event_data.buf_len = size;
 
 	iint->ima_hash = &hash.hdr;
 	iint->ima_hash->algo = ima_hash_algo;
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_template.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_template.c
index b631b8bc7624..a76d1c04162a 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_template.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_template.c
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ static const struct ima_template_field supported_fields[] = {
 	 .field_show = ima_show_template_string},
 	{.field_id = "sig", .field_init = ima_eventsig_init,
 	 .field_show = ima_show_template_sig},
+	{.field_id = "buf", .field_init = ima_eventbuf_init,
+	 .field_show = ima_show_template_buf},
 };
 #define MAX_TEMPLATE_NAME_LEN 15
 
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_template_lib.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_template_lib.c
index 513b457ae900..43d1404141c1 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_template_lib.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_template_lib.c
@@ -162,6 +162,12 @@ void ima_show_template_sig(struct seq_file *m, enum ima_show_type show,
 	ima_show_template_field_data(m, show, DATA_FMT_HEX, field_data);
 }
 
+void ima_show_template_buf(struct seq_file *m, enum ima_show_type show,
+				struct ima_field_data *field_data)
+{
+	ima_show_template_field_data(m, show, DATA_FMT_HEX, field_data);
+}
+
 /**
  * ima_parse_buf() - Parses lengths and data from an input buffer
  * @bufstartp:       Buffer start address.
@@ -389,3 +395,17 @@ int ima_eventsig_init(struct ima_event_data *event_data,
 	return ima_write_template_field_data(xattr_value, event_data->xattr_len,
 					     DATA_FMT_HEX, field_data);
 }
+
+/*
+ *  ima_eventbuf_init - include the buffer(kexec-cmldine) as part of the
+ *  template data.
+ */
+int ima_eventbuf_init(struct ima_event_data *event_data,
+				struct ima_field_data *field_data)
+{
+	if ((!event_data->buf) || (event_data->buf_len == 0))
+		return 0;
+
+	return ima_write_template_field_data(event_data->buf, event_data->buf_len,
+					DATA_FMT_HEX, field_data);
+}
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_template_lib.h b/security/integrity/ima/ima_template_lib.h
index 6a3d8b831deb..f0178bc60c55 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_template_lib.h
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_template_lib.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ void ima_show_template_string(struct seq_file *m, enum ima_show_type show,
 			      struct ima_field_data *field_data);
 void ima_show_template_sig(struct seq_file *m, enum ima_show_type show,
 			   struct ima_field_data *field_data);
+void ima_show_template_buf(struct seq_file *m, enum ima_show_type show,
+				struct ima_field_data *field_data);
 int ima_parse_buf(void *bufstartp, void *bufendp, void **bufcurp,
 		  int maxfields, struct ima_field_data *fields, int *curfields,
 		  unsigned long *len_mask, int enforce_mask, char *bufname);
@@ -42,4 +44,6 @@ int ima_eventname_ng_init(struct ima_event_data *event_data,
 			  struct ima_field_data *field_data);
 int ima_eventsig_init(struct ima_event_data *event_data,
 		      struct ima_field_data *field_data);
+int ima_eventbuf_init(struct ima_event_data *event_data,
+				struct ima_field_data *field_data);
 #endif /* __LINUX_IMA_TEMPLATE_LIB_H */
