CVE-2014-9644

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.

Category

2.1
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.02%
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Affected: n/a n/a
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References

Link Tags
https://plus.google.com/+MathiasKrause/posts/PqFCo4bfrWu permissions required
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0068.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2544-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1190546 third party advisory issue tracking
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/4 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2546-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html third party advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2514-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:057 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html third party advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.5 release notes vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72320 third party advisory vdb entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4943ba16bbc2db05115707b3ff7b4874e9e3c560 third party advisory patch
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2545-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2513-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4943ba16bbc2db05115707b3ff7b4874e9e3c560
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2543-1 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-9644?
CVE-2014-9644 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-9644?
To fix CVE-2014-9644, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-9644 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-9644 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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