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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.1/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5d26a105b5a73e5635eae0629b42fa0a90e07b7b
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0068.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.5Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:057Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72322Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2513-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2514-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2543-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2544-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2545-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2546-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1185469Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5d26a105b5a73e5635eae0629b42fa0a90e07b7bPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/3/4/70Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://plus.google.com/+MathiasKrause/posts/PqFCo4bfrWuThird Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5d26a105b5a73e5635eae0629b42fa0a90e07b7b
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0068.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.5Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:057Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72322Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2513-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2514-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2543-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2544-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2545-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2546-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1185469Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5d26a105b5a73e5635eae0629b42fa0a90e07b7bPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/3/4/70Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://plus.google.com/+MathiasKrause/posts/PqFCo4bfrWuThird Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 2, 2015
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified