CVE-2014-2851

Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2851
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2014-2851.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2014-2851
Related
Published
2014-04-14T23:55:07Z
Modified
2025-04-12T10:46:40Z
Downstream
Summary
[none]
Details

Integer overflow in the pinginitsock 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

Affected packages

Debian:11 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.14.4-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:12 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.14.4-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:13 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.14.4-1

Ecosystem specific

{
    "urgency": "low"
}