PRIOn knowledge basePRION:CVE-2014-9644Design/Logic Flaw
6.2 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
8.3%
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.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu_linux | eq | 12.04 | |
| ubuntu_linux | eq | 14.10 | |
| ubuntu_linux | eq | 14.04 | |
| debian_linux | eq | 8.0 | |
| debian_linux | eq | 7.0 | |
| linux_kernel | lt | 3.18.5 | |
| linux | eq | 5 | |
| linux | eq | 6 | |
| linux | eq | 7 |
References
git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4943ba16bbc2db05115707b3ff7b4874e9e3c560
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0068.html
www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.5
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:057
www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/4
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
www.securityfocus.com/bid/72320
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2513-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2514-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2543-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2544-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2545-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2546-1
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1190546
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4943ba16bbc2db05115707b3ff7b4874e9e3c560
plus.google.com/+MathiasKrause/posts/PqFCo4bfrWu
Related
6.2 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
8.3%