VulnerabilityModified
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…
MEDIUM 6.9EPSS 0.96%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.96%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.96% probability · 60th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59386Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59599Broken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2926Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/11/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66779Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030769Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1086730Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=b04c46190219a4f845e46a459e3102137b7f6cacExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/4/10/736Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59386Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59599Broken Link
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2926Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/11/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66779Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030769Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1086730Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=b04c46190219a4f845e46a459e3102137b7f6cacExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/4/10/736Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.