UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9644

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CVE-2014-9644
Published: 31 Dec 2014, 00:00
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 09:56

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

31 Dec 2014, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 09:56
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

  • ubuntu•linux

    < 3.13.0-48.80

  • ubuntu•linux-lts-utopic

    < 3.16.0-33.44~14.04.1

References (9)