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CVE-2013-7421

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.72% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2015-03-02 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1. It affects Linux. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2013-7421
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.1
EPSS
0.72%
Linux

Original NVD 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.