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CVE-2013-7421

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

Severity Score

2.1
*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

La API Crypto en el kernel de Linux anterior a 3.18.5 permite a usuarios locales cargar módulos del kernel arbitrarios a través de una llamada al sistema de enlaces para un socket AF_ALG con un nombre de módulo en el campo salg_name, una vulnerabilidad diferente a CVE-2014-9644.

A flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's Crypto subsystem handled automatic loading of kernel modules. A local user could use this flaw to load any installed kernel module, and thus increase the attack surface of the running kernel.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2015-01-24 CVE Reserved
  • 2015-02-26 CVE Published
  • 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-06 First Exploit
  • 2024-10-12 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
  • CWE-749: Exposed Dangerous Method or Function
CAPEC
References (21)
URL Date SRC
https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/3/4/70 2024-08-06
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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12.04
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lts
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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14.04
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lts
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Canonical
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Ubuntu Linux
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14.10
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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7.0
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Debian
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Debian Linux
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8.0
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Linux
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Linux Kernel
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< 3.18.5
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Oracle
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Linux
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5
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Oracle
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Linux
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6
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Oracle
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Linux
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7
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