CVE-2015-3214
N/A
Published: August 31, 2015 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:25 AM UTC
19 products affected across 6 vendorsLinux KernelDebian LinuxEnterprise Linux Server
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
The pit_ioport_read in i8254.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.33 and QEMU before 2.3.1 does not distinguish between read lengths and write lengths, which might allow guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS by triggering use of an invalid index.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 1.0.10.33264
Affected range stops below 1.0.10.33264, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.0.10.33264
Affected range stops below 1.0.10.33264, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v ≤ 2.6.32
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ee73f656a604d5aa9df86a97102e4e462dd79924
- http://mirror.linux.org.au/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.33
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1507.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1508.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1512.html
References (17)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ee73f656a604d5aa9df86a97102e4e462dd79924x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken LinkVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://mirror.linux.org.au/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.33Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1507.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1508.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1512.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3348Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/25/7VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75273Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119
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