CVE-2014-2851

high

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.

References

https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/4/10/736

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1086730

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030769

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66779

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/11/4

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2926

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2014-04-14

Updated: 2023-12-15

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High