CVE-2014-9644
kernel: crypto api unprivileged arbitrary module load via request_module()
Severity Score
2.1
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
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*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 parenthesized module template expression in the salg_name field, as demonstrated by the vfat(aes) expression, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-7421.
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 una expresión de plantilla de módulos entre paréntesis en el campo salg_name, tal y como fue demostrado por la expresión vfat(aes), una vulnerabilidad diferente a CVE-2013-7421.
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.
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Timeline
- 2015-01-24 CVE Reserved
- 2015-02-26 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
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CWE
- CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
- CWE-749: Exposed Dangerous Method or Function
CAPEC
References (19)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4943ba16bbc2db05115707b3ff7b4874e9e3c560 | X_refsource_confirm | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/4 | Mailing List |
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| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html | Third Party Advisory |
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| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html | Third Party Advisory |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72320 | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4943ba16bbc2db05115707b3ff7b4874e9e3c560 | 2023-11-07 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0068.html | 2023-11-07 | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170 | 2023-11-07 | |
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.5 | 2023-11-07 | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:057 | 2023-11-07 | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058 | 2023-11-07 | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2513-1 | 2023-11-07 | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2514-1 | 2023-11-07 | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2543-1 | 2023-11-07 | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2544-1 | 2023-11-07 | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2545-1 | 2023-11-07 | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2546-1 | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1190546 | 2016-01-26 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9644 | 2016-01-26 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | < 3.18.5 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 3.18.5" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 7.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 12.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.10" | - |
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| Oracle Search vendor "Oracle" | Linux Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux" | 5 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux" and version "5" | - |
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| Oracle Search vendor "Oracle" | Linux Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux" | 6 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux" and version "6" | - |
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| Oracle Search vendor "Oracle" | Linux Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux" | 7 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Linux" and version "7" | - |
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