CVE-2013-7421

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 13
Modified
Published: 02 Mar 2015, 11:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 18:09

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
18/100
CVSS Score
2.1 LOW
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.04% LOW
0% probability +0.01%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

02 Mar 2015, 11:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 18:09
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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 module name in the salg_name field, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-9644.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•LOW•Score: 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.04%• Percentile: 14%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-269•Improper Privilege Management

    The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    12.04 | 14.04 | 14.10

  • debian•debian_linux

    7.0 | 8.0

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 3.18.5

  • oracle•linux

    5 | 6 | 7

References (20)