diff --git a/Documentation/security/IMA-templates.rst b/Documentation/security/IMA-templates.rst
index 2cd0e273cc9a..3d1cca287aa4 100644
--- a/Documentation/security/IMA-templates.rst
+++ b/Documentation/security/IMA-templates.rst
@@ -69,15 +69,16 @@ descriptors by adding their identifier to the format string
    algorithm (field format: [<hash algo>:]digest, where the digest
    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.
+ - '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:
 
  - "ima": its format is ``d|n``;
  - "ima-ng" (default): its format is ``d-ng|n-ng``;
- - "ima-sig": its format is ``d-ng|n-ng|sig``.
-
+ - "ima-sig": its format is ``d-ng|n-ng|sig``;
+ - "ima-buf": its format is ``d-ng|n-ng|buf``;
 
 
 Use
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima.h b/security/integrity/ima/ima.h
index bdca641f9e51..6aa28ab53d27 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_main.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
index 2507bee1b762..317c4b6f2c18 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_main.c
@@ -627,7 +627,9 @@ static void process_buffer_measurement(const void *buf, int size,
 	struct ima_template_entry *entry = NULL;
 	struct integrity_iint_cache iint = {};
 	struct ima_event_data event_data = {.iint = &iint,
-					    .filename = eventname};
+					    .filename = eventname,
+					    .buf = buf,
+					    .buf_len = size};
 	struct ima_template_desc *template_desc = NULL;
 	struct {
 		struct ima_digest_data hdr;
diff --git a/security/integrity/ima/ima_template.c b/security/integrity/ima/ima_template.c
index 00dd5a434689..a01a17e5c581 100644
--- a/security/integrity/ima/ima_template.c
+++ b/security/integrity/ima/ima_template.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ static struct ima_template_desc builtin_templates[] = {
 	{.name = IMA_TEMPLATE_IMA_NAME, .fmt = IMA_TEMPLATE_IMA_FMT},
 	{.name = "ima-ng", .fmt = "d-ng|n-ng"},
 	{.name = "ima-sig", .fmt = "d-ng|n-ng|sig"},
+	{.name = "ima-buf", .fmt = "d-ng|n-ng|buf"},
 	{.name = "", .fmt = ""},	/* placeholder for a custom format */
 };
 
@@ -43,6 +44,8 @@ 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..baf4de45c5aa 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 +395,18 @@ 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..12f1a8578b31 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 */