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.
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Published : 2015-03-02 11:59
Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46
NVD link : CVE-2014-9644
Mitre link : CVE-2014-9644
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-9644
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Products Affected
oracle
- linux
linux
- linux_kernel
debian
- debian_linux
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
CWE
CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management