DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9644

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2014-9644
Downstream
DSA-3170-1
Published: 02 Mar 2015, 11:59
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:13

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

02 Mar 2015, 11:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:13
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.

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 3.16.7-ckt4-2 | < 3.16.7-ckt4-2 | < 3.16.7-ckt4-2 | < 3.16.7-ckt4-2

References (1)