CVE-2014-9644

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…

published March 2, 2015

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
44.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00547 · 44.8th percentile
Published
2015-03-02T11:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 02 MAR 11:00Z
    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…
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