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CVE-2014-9644

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-9644 is a vulnerability in the Crypto API of the Linux kernel, affecting versions prior to 3.18.5, including distributions from Canonical, Debian, and Oracle. It allows local users to load arbitrary kernel modules by manipulating the salg_name field during a bind system call on an AF_ALG socket. The CVSS score is 2.1, indicating low severity with local access required, low attack complexity, and a potential impact of partial integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.18.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

2.1LOW

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.55%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
42.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0055 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 2,096 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.6 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-327.rt56.204.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-327.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt-1:3.10.0-327.rt56.170.el6rt
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-9644Low

kernel: crypto api unprivileged arbitrary module load via request_module()

Mar 4, 2013

References

git.kernel.org
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-0068.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/4943ba16bbc2db05115707b3ff7b4874e9e3c560
PatchThird Party Advisory
plus.google.com / +MathiasKrause/posts/PqFCo4bfrWu
Permissions Required
debian.org / security/2015/dsa-3170
Third Party Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.5
Release NotesVendor Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Third Party Advisory
mandriva.com / security/advisories
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/4
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/72320
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2513-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2514-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2543-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2544-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2545-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2546-1
Third Party Advisory