CVE-2013-7421

CVE Details

Release Date:

2013-03-04

Description

The Crypto API in the Linux kernel before 3.18.5 allows local users toload 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.

See more information about CVE-2013-7421 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	2.1	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	Partial	Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2016-3502	2016-01-08
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2016-3503	2016-01-08
Oracle Linux version 5 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.37.15.el5uek)	ELSA-2016-3503	2016-01-08
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-400.37.15.el5uek)	ELSA-2016-3503	2016-01-08
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-68.el6uek)	ELSA-2015-3012	2015-03-19
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2015-3012	2015-03-19
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2016-3502	2016-01-08
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2016-3503	2016-01-08
Oracle Linux version 6 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.37.15.el6uek)	ELSA-2016-3503	2016-01-08
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-400.37.15.el6uek)	ELSA-2016-3503	2016-01-08
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-68.el7uek)	ELSA-2015-3012	2015-03-19
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2015-2152	2015-11-24
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2015-3012	2015-03-19
Oracle VM version 3.2 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2016-0037	2016-03-16
Oracle VM version 3.3 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2015-0040	2015-04-06

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