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CVE-2014-9644 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4943ba16bbc2db05115707b3ff7b4874e9e3c560	CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0068.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1190546	CVE	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4943ba16bbc2db05115707b3ff7b4874e9e3c560	CVE	PatchThird Party Advisory
https://plus.google.com/+MathiasKrause/posts/PqFCo4bfrWu	CVE	Permissions Required
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.5	CVE	Release NotesVendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:057	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/4	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72320	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2513-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2514-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2543-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2544-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2545-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2546-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4943ba16bbc2db05115707b3ff7b4874e9e3c560	[email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0068.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1190546	[email protected]	Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4943ba16bbc2db05115707b3ff7b4874e9e3c560	[email protected]	PatchThird Party Advisory
https://plus.google.com/+MathiasKrause/posts/PqFCo4bfrWu	[email protected]	Permissions Required
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.5	[email protected]	Release NotesVendor Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:057	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/4	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72320	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2513-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2514-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2543-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2544-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2545-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2546-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

see all 38 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-269	Improper Privilege Management	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	< 3.18.5
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	7.0 8.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux	12.04 14.04 14.10
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04::::lts::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::lts::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
oracle linux	5 - 6 - 7 -
CPE cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:5:-:::::: cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:-:::::: cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:-:::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

17 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 21, 2020	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Jan 5, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 15, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 12, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 10, 2015	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 27, 2015	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 26, 2015	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 19, 2015	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 18, 2015	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 12, 2015	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 3, 2015	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Mar 2, 2015	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

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