CVE-2014-2851
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2851
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://lkml.org/lkml/2014/4/10/736
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=b04c46190219a4f845e46a459e3102137b7f6cac
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1086730
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/11/4
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 3.14.4-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3.14.4-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 3.14.4-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3.14.4-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3.14.4-1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | 3.2.60 | |
| linux-kernel | 3.0 | affected | |
| debian | 7.0 | affected | |
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
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2851
CWEs
CWE-416
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.