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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-04-14T23:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:28:46.193Z

Reserved: 2014-04-11T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-2851

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2014-04-14T23:55:07.920

Modified: 2023-12-15T15:57:53.773

Link: CVE-2014-2851

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2014-04-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-2851 - Bugzilla