CVE-2014-9644

 

Published at: - 02-03-2015 12:59

Last modified: - 21-09-2022 08:44

Total changes: - 2

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.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

 

Verification logic

 

Reference

• [oss-security] 20150124 Re: CVE Request: Linux kernel crypto api unprivileged arbitrary module load-Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4943ba16bbc2db05115707b3ff7b4874e9e3c560
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1190546
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.5
• http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=4943ba16bbc2db05115707b3ff7b4874e9e3c560
• https://plus.google.com/+MathiasKrause/posts/PqFCo4bfrWu
• 72320-Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• USN-2514-1-Third Party Advisory
• USN-2513-1-Third Party Advisory
• DSA-3170-Third Party Advisory
• MDVSA-2015:057-Third Party Advisory
• MDVSA-2015:058-Third Party Advisory
• USN-2543-1-Third Party Advisory
• USN-2544-1-Third Party Advisory
• USN-2545-1-Third Party Advisory
• USN-2546-1-Third Party Advisory
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
• RHSA-2016:0068-Third Party Advisory

 

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