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.
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DSA-3170-1 | linux security update |
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EUVD-2013-7185 | 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. |
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USN-2513-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-2514-1 | Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities |
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USN-2543-1 | Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities |
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USN-2544-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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USN-2545-1 | Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities |
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USN-2546-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T18:09:16.533Z
Reserved: 2015-01-24T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2013-7421

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2015-03-02T11:59:00.053
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2013-7421


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