CVE-2015-3214
mediumpriority · track · 39EPSS 0.016 · 76 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-37990QEMU - Programmable Interrupt Timer Controller Heap Overflowfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (53)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- redhat enterprise linux compute node eus= 7.1nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_compute_node_eus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat enterprise linux compute node eus= 7.2nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_compute_node_eus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat enterprise linux compute node eus= 7.3nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_compute_node_eus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat enterprise linux compute node eus= 7.4nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_compute_node_eus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat enterprise linux compute node eus= 7.5nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_compute_node_eus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat enterprise linux compute node eus= 7.6nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_compute_node_eus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat enterprise linux compute node eus= 7.7nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_compute_node_eus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- redhat enterprise linux for power big endian= 7.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_for_power_big_endian:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (56)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ee73f656a604d5aa9df86a97102e4e462dd79924cnnvd
- http://mirror.linux.org.au/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.33cnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1507.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1508.htmlcnnvd
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1512.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/25/7cnnvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032598cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015:1507cnnvd
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