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CVE-2013-7421
Published:March 02, 2015
Updated:May 17, 2026
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.
Related Resources (22)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2545-1
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2513-1
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:057
https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/3/4/70
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5d26a105b5a73e5635eae0629b42fa0a90e07b7b
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/4
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170
https://plus.google.com/+MathiasKrause/posts/PqFCo4bfrWu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2543-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72322
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-7421
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2544-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1185469
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2013-7421
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0068.html
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5d26a105b5a73e5635eae0629b42fa0a90e07b7b
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.5
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2514-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2546-1
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
4
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
CVSS v2
Base Score:
2.1
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Privilege Management
CWE-269
EPSS
Base Score:
0.04