Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2014-2851 (CCN-92407)

Assigned:2014-04-11
Published:2014-04-11
Updated:2020-08-26
Summary: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.
CVSS v3 Severity:9.3 Critical (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Changed
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
CVSS v2 Severity:6.9 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
5.4 Medium (Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
7.2 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
5.6 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
6.2 Medium (REDHAT CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
4.9 Medium (REDHAT Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availibility (A): Complete
Vulnerability Type:CWE-416
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2014-2851

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2014-0557
Important: kernel-rt security update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2014-0786
Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2014-0981
Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Source: CCN
Type: RHSA-2014-1101
Important: kernel security and bug fix update

Source: CCN
Type: SA57862
Linux Kernel "ping_init_sock()" Reference Count Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Broken Link
59386

Source: SECUNIA
Type: Broken Link
59599

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Third Party Advisory
DSA-2926

Source: MLIST
Type: Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[oss-security] 20140411 Re: CVE request -- Linux kernel: net: ping: refcount issue in ping_init_sock() function

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
66779

Source: CCN
Type: BID-66779
Linux Kernel 'ping_init_sock()' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Source: SECTRACK
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
1030769

Source: CCN
Type: Red Hat Bugzilla Bug 1086730
CVE-2014-2851 kernel: net: ping: refcount issue in ping_init_sock() function

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1086730

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
linux-kernel-cve20142851-priv-esc(92407)

Source: CCN
Type: Linux Kernel GIT Repository
net: ipv4: current group_info should be put after using

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=b04c46190219a4f845e46a459e3102137b7f6cac

Source: MLIST
Type: Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
[linux-kernel] 20140411 net: ipv4: current group_info should be put after using.

Source: EXPLOIT-DB
Type: EXPLOIT
Offensive Security Exploit Database [04-18-2014]

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2014-2851

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version <= 3.14.1)

    • Configuration 2:
  • cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 1:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 2:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::client:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 3:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::computenode:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 4:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::server:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 5:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7::workstation:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 6:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 7:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::client:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 8:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 9:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::server:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration RedHat 10:
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:3.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:3.14:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::server:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_hpc_node:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20142851
    V
    		CVE-2014-2851
    2022-05-20
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32240
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Live Patch 41 for SLE 12 SP3) (Important)
    2021-12-14
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26181
    P
    		Security update for mozilla-nss (Important)
    2021-12-06
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31716
    P
    		Security update for mozilla-nss (Important)
    2021-12-06
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26139
    P
    		Security update for libvirt (Moderate)
    2021-10-04
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31642
    P
    		Security update for webkit2gtk3 (Important)
    2021-06-17
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:36428
    P
    		kernel-docs-3.0.101-63.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-06-08
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:42571
    P
    		kernel-default-3.0.101-63.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-06-08
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:36164
    P
    		kernel-default-3.0.101-63.1 on GA media (Moderate)
    2021-06-08
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31631
    P
    		Security update for gstreamer-plugins-bad (Important)
    2021-06-07
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31630
    P
    		Security update for polkit (Important)
    2021-06-03
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26055
    P
    		Security update for hivex (Moderate)
    2021-05-26
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26053
    P
    		Security update for libxml2 (Important)
    2021-05-19
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32084
    P
    		Security update for gdm (Important)
    2021-04-28
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33088
    P
    		Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2021-03-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25977
    P
    		Security update for openssl-1_1 (Important)
    2020-12-10
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26343
    P
    		Security update for MozillaThunderbird (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31997
    P
    		Security update for java-1_7_1-ibm (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27162
    P
    		kernel-default on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25725
    P
    		Security update for MozillaFirefox (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32406
    P
    		Security update for wavpack (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26656
    P
    		zoo on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26290
    P
    		Security update for ImageMagick (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31940
    P
    		Recommended update for glibc (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27127
    P
    		freetype2 on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25714
    P
    		Security update for libpng16 (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32384
    P
    		Security update for tiff (Low)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26607
    P
    		libvorbis on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:31848
    P
    		Security update for clamav (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27426
    P
    		kernel-docs on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25989
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26489
    P
    		Security update for php7-imagick (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25713
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32345
    P
    		Security update for spice (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26554
    P
    		ghostscript-fonts-other on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:27391
    P
    		e2fsprogs-devel on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25978
    P
    		Security update for tcpdump, libpcap (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26445
    P
    		Security update for chromium (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32296
    P
    		Security update for procmail (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26403
    P
    		Security update for ffmpeg (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25998
    P
    		Security update for libreoffice (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:33127
    P
    		kernel-default on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26753
    P
    		libmysqlclient15-32bit on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26431
    P
    		Security update for tor (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26319
    P
    		Security update for kde-cli-tools5 (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25917
    P
    		Security update for mariadb (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26709
    P
    		gmime on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26392
    P
    		Security update for MozillaThunderbird (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26262
    P
    		Security update for the Linux Kernel (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:25789
    P
    		Security update for flash-player (Critical)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:32450
    P
    		Security update for xen (Important)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.opensuse.security:def:26695
    P
    		fetchmail on GA media (Moderate)
    2020-12-01
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:26919
    P
    		ELSA-2014-3018 -- Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (Important)
    2015-03-16
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27184
    P
    		ELSA-2014-0981 -- kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (important)
    2014-12-15
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:27321
    P
    		ELSA-2014-0786 -- kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (important)
    2014-12-15
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:26989
    P
    		ELSA-2014-3019 -- Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (Important)
    2014-11-17
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:26799
    P
    		SUSE-SU-2014:1105-1 -- Security update for the Linux Kernel
    2014-11-10
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:25325
    P
    		SUSE-SU-2014:0912-1 -- Security update for Linux kernel
    2014-09-15
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:26250
    P
    		SUSE-OU-2014:0907-1 -- Optional update for Linux kernel
    2014-09-15
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:25414
    P
    		SUSE-SU-2014:0911-1 -- Security update for Linux kernel
    2014-09-15
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:25729
    P
    		RHSA-2014:0981: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Important)
    2014-09-15
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:26192
    P
    		SUSE-SU-2014:0910-1 -- Security update for Linux kernel
    2014-09-15
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:25261
    P
    		RHSA-2014:0786: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Important)
    2014-09-08
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:25161
    P
    		USN-2260-1 -- linux-lts-trusty vulnerabilities
    2014-08-11
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20140981
    P
    		RHSA-2014:0981: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Important)
    2014-07-29
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:24732
    P
    		USN-2225-1 -- linux-lts-saucy vulnerabilities
    2014-07-21
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:24889
    P
    		USN-2228-1 -- linux vulnerabilities
    2014-07-21
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:24748
    P
    		USN-2221-1 -- linux vulnerabilities
    2014-07-21
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:24338
    P
    		USN-2227-1 -- linux-ti-omap4 vulnerabilities
    2014-07-21
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:24761
    P
    		USN-2224-1 -- linux-lts-raring vulnerabilities
    2014-07-21
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:24548
    P
    		USN-2226-1 -- linux vulnerabilities
    2014-07-21
    oval:org.mitre.oval:def:24853
    P
    		USN-2223-1 -- linux-lts-quantal vulnerabilities
    2014-07-21
    oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20140786
    P
    		RHSA-2014:0786: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Important)
    2014-06-24
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201428510000000
    V
    		CVE-2014-2851 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2014-04-14
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20142851000
    V
    		CVE-2014-2851 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2014-04-14
    oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20142851000
    V
    		CVE-2014-2851 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
    2014-04-14
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20142851000
    V
    		CVE-2014-2851 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2014-04-14
    BACK
    linux linux kernel *
    debian debian linux 7.0
    linux linux kernel 3.10
    linux linux kernel 3.12
    linux linux kernel 3.14 -
    redhat enterprise linux 6
    redhat enterprise linux 6
    redhat enterprise linux desktop 6
    redhat enterprise linux hpc node 6
    redhat enterprise linux hpc node 7
    redhat enterprise linux desktop 7
    redhat enterprise linux server 7
    redhat enterprise linux workstation 7