CVE-2014-9644

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 13
Modified
Published: 02 Mar 2015, 11:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 13:47

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
8/100
CVSS Score
2.1 LOW
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.06% LOW
0% probability +0.02%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

02 Mar 2015, 11:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 13:47
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 parenthesized module template expression in the salg_name field, as demonstrated by the vfat(aes) expression, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-7421.

CVSS Metrics

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

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.06%• Percentile: 18%

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 (19)