CVE-2014-9644

LowCVSS 2.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 2.1/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-269

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Mar 2, 2015
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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