Is CVE-2013-7421 being actively exploited?

CVE-2013-7421 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-7421?

CVE-2013-7421 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

CVE-2013-7421

LOW · CVSS 2.1EPSS 0.7%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 2.1 (v2.0)
Severity: LOW
CVSS vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-269
EPSS score: 0.7% (52th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-7185)
Published: March 2, 2015
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-7185 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
canonical / ubuntu linux
debian / debian linux
debian / debian linux
linux / linux kernel
oracle / linux
oracle / linux
oracle / linux

Certified products that may be affected

28 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Oracle Linux 7 NSS Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 4586 - historical
Oracle Linux 7 Libreswan Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 4266 - historical
Oracle Linux 7 OpenSSH Client Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 4206 - historical
Oracle Linux 7 OpenSSH Server Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 4176 - historical
Oracle Linux 7 Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK 6) Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 4169 - historical

See all 28 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5d26a105b5a73e5635eae0629b42fa0a90e07b7b
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0068.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.18.5(Release Notes, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:057(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:058(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/24/4(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72322(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2513-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2514-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2543-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2544-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2545-1(Third Party Advisory)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2546-1(Third Party Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1185469(Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory)
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5d26a105b5a73e5635eae0629b42fa0a90e07b7b(Patch, Third Party Advisory)
https://lkml.org/lkml/2013/3/4/70(Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
https://plus.google.com/+MathiasKrause/posts/PqFCo4bfrWu(Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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