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CVE-2015-3214

Published: Aug 31, 2015Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-119
6.9MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.6%
Top 27.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:MAu:NC:CI:CA:C
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:CConfidentiality
Complete
I:CIntegrity
Complete
A:CAvailability
Complete
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
openstackOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
virtualizationOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux compute node eusOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux for power big endianOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux for power big endian eusOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux for scientific computingOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux workstationOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux server from rhuiOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro
lenovo
commercial·CNaka lenovo group
emc px12-400r ivx
Hardware Firmware
emc px12-450r ivx
Hardware Firmware
Fabrice Bellard
individual-dev·FR
QEMULibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
qemu
oss-project·US
qemuOn-prem
Cloud & SaaS / virtualization
linux
oss-projectaka the linux kernel
linux kernelOn-premOS
Operating Systems
arista
commercial·US
eos
Networking Infrastructure
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ee73f656a604d5aa9df86a97102e4e462dd79924
github.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1229640
bugzilla.redhat.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/06/25/7
openwall.com
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