CVE-2013-7421

kernel: crypto api unprivileged arbitrary module load via request_module()

Published Mar 2, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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 module name in the salg_name field, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-9644.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3170-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-7185 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 module name in the salg_name field, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-9644.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2513-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2514-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2543-1 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2544-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2545-1 Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2546-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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