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CVE-2014-9644
The Crypto API in the Linux kernel before 3.18.5 allows...
Vulnerability Description
The Crypto API in the Linux kernel before 3.18.5 allows local users to load arbitrary kernel modules via a bind system call for an AF_ALG socket with a parenthesized module template expression in the salg_name field, as demonstrated by the vfat(aes) expression, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-7421.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://plus.google.com/+MathiasKrause/posts/PqFCo4bfrWu
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0068.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2544-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1190546
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/4
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2546-1
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2514-1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:057
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.5
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72320
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4943ba16bbc2db05115707b3ff7b4874e9e3c560
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2545-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2513-1
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4943ba16bbc2db05115707b3ff7b4874e9e3c560
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2543-1
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
linux kernel, debian linux, ubuntu linux, linux
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 7.0, 8.0, 12.04, 14.04, 14.10, 5, 6, 7
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 2nd, 2015
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.