CVE-2015-3214

qemu/kvm: i8254: out-of-bounds memory access in pit_ioport_read function

Published Aug 31, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed
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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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3348-1 qemu security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-3277 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2692-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
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