CVE-2014-9644
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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 parenthesized module template expression in the salg_name field, as demonstrated by the vfat(aes) expression, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-7421.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
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