CVE-2015-3214
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...
- Published
- Aug 31, 2015
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Evidence observed
- Aug 27, 2015
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 74.2%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
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.
Sources
1Google Security Research · multiple · Aug 27, 2015
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