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CVE-2014-9644
Published: Mar 2, 2015
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
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References
https://plus.google.com/+MathiasKrause/posts/PqFCo4bfrWu
x_refsource_MISC
RHSA-2016:0068
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
USN-2544-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
DSA-3170
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1190546
x_refsource_CONFIRM
[oss-security] 20150124 Re: CVE Request: Linux kernel crypto api unprivileged arbitrary module load
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
USN-2546-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-2514-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
MDVSA-2015:057
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.5
x_refsource_CONFIRM
MDVSA-2015:058
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
72320
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
USN-2545-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-2513-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-2543-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
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