Use After Free Affecting kernel-debug-devel package, versions <0:2.6.32-431.23.3.el6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
0.06% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-KERNELDEBUGDEVEL-1483710
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed11 Apr 2014

Introduced: 11 Apr 2014

CVE-2014-2851  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:6 kernel-debug-devel to version 0:2.6.32-431.23.3.el6 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2014:0981.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-debug-devel package and not the kernel-debug-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Scores

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