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CVE-2014-2851

N/A
Published: April 14, 2014 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:07 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelDebian Linux

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%
7.0
Linux Kernel· Linux
95%
3.0 ≤ v < 3.2.603.11 ≤ v < 3.12.193.13 ≤ v < 3.14.53.3 ≤ v < 3.4.923.5 ≤ v < 3.10.413.0 rc1
Affected range stops below 3.10.41, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.12.19, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.14.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.2.60, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.4.92, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (9)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/59386
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/59599
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2926
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/11/4
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66779
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030769
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1086730
x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=b04c46190219a4f845e46a459e3102137b7f6cac

CVSS

6.9MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
COMPLETE
Integrity
COMPLETE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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