CVE-2014-2851 EXPLOIT
6.9
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1% (pctl 60)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.9 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 0.95% — more likely to be exploited than 60% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-416 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2014-04-14 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| debian | debian linux |
| linux | linux kernel |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Linux Kernel - 'group_info' refcounter Overflow Memory Corruption | 2014-04-18 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59386
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59599
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2926
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/11/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66779
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030769
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1086730
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=b04c46190219a4f845e46a459e3102137b7f6cac
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/4/10/736
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59386
- http://secunia.com/advisories/59599
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2926
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/11/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66779
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030769
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1086730
- https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=b04c46190219a4f845e46a459e3102137b7f6cac
- https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/4/10/736
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