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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 2, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2013-7421

CVE-2013-7421

Description

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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Affected products

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  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Debian/linux2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Linux/Kernel2 versions
    cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <3.18.5
    • (no CPE)range: <3.18.5
  • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:linux:7:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

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