CVE-2014-2851

MediumCVSS 6.9/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.9/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-416

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Apr 14, 2014
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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