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CVE-2014-2851

Integer overflow in the ping_init_sock function in net/ipv4/ping.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and system crash) or possibly gain privileges via a crafted application that leverages an improperly managed reference counter.

Published

2014-04-14T23:55:07.920

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
Availability Impact: COMPLETE

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-416

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.2.60	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.4.92	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.10.41	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.12.19	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	< 3.14.5	Yes
Operating System	linux	linux_kernel	3.0	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	7.0	Yes

References

http://secunia.com/advisories/59386 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/59599 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2926 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/11/4 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66779 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030769 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1086730 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=b04c46190219a4f845e46a459e3102137b7f6cac Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/4/10/736 Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/59386 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/59599 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2926 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/11/4 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66779 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030769 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1086730 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=b04c46190219a4f845e46a459e3102137b7f6cac Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/4/10/736 Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)