VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-9644

CVSS score2.1 LOW
EPSS probability0.55%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-03-02
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

Primary references