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.
CVE-2014-2851
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 57.2%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 14, 2014
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (18)
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/59386
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/59599
- cve@mitrehttp://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2926
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/11/4
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66779
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030769
- cve@mitrehttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1086730
- cve@mitrehttps://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=b04c46190219a4f845e46a459e3102137b7f6cac
- cve@mitrehttps://lkml.org/lkml/2014/4/10/736
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/59386
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/59599
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2926
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/11/4
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66779
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030769
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2014-2851(2)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(12)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.13.0-30-generic-lpae (3.13.0-30.54~precise2) @ precise | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.5.0-51-generic (3.5.0-51.76~precise1) @ precise | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.8.0-41-generic (3.8.0-41.60~precise1) @ precise | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.2.0-63-virtual (3.2.0-63.95) @ precise | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.11.0-22-generic-lpae (3.11.0-22.38~precise1) @ precise | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.11.0-22-generic-lpae (3.11.0-22.38) @ saucy | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-extra-3.13.0-27-generic (3.13.0-27.50) @ trusty | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.2.0-1446-omap4 (3.2.0-1446.65) @ precise | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.32-358.48.1.el6 | 2014-08-27 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.32-431.23.3.el6 | 2014-07-29 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:3.10.0-123.4.2.el7 | 2014-06-24 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-rt-0:3.10.33-rt32.34.el6rt | 2014-05-27 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(10)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- Red HatRHSA-2014:0981IMPORTANT2014-04-11
RHSA-2014:0981 — Important
- Red HatRHSA-2014:1101IMPORTANT2014-04-11
RHSA-2014:1101 — Important
- UbuntuUSN-2221-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2223-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2224-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel (Raring HWE) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2225-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel (Saucy HWE) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2226-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2227-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2228-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2260-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 41× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-07 13:41 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-07-05 01:26 UTCOSV refresh
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- 2026-06-16 13:09 UTCOSV refresh
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- 2026-05-29 13:41 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-05-28 19:32 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-05-28 19:32 UTCVendor advisory
- 2026-05-28 19:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-05-28 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
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Publicly available exploits
(1 reference)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-32926First seen Apr 18, 2014
Linux Kernel - 'group_info' refcounter Overflow Memory Corruption
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