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Cent OS: CVE-2014-2851: CESA-2014:0981 (kernel)

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Cent OS: CVE-2014-2851: CESA-2014:0981 (kernel)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
04/14/2014
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/01/2016
Modified
07/04/2017

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.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-kernel
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-abi-whitelists
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-debug
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-debug-devel
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-devel
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-doc
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-firmware
  • centos-upgrade-kernel-headers
  • centos-upgrade-perf
  • centos-upgrade-python-perf

References

  • 66779
  • DSA-2926
  • CVE-2014-2851
  • USN-2221-1
  • USN-2223-1
  • USN-2224-1
  • USN-2225-1
  • USN-2226-1
  • USN-2227-1
  • USN-2228-1
  • USN-2260-1
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