CVE-2014-3611: canonical ubuntu_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2014-3611 is a medium (CVSS 4.7) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 4.7, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 13 · Related 1Timeline
- 10-11-2014PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Race condition in the __kvm_migrate_pit_timer function in arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) by leveraging incorrect PIT emulation.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated4.7MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated4.7MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
0.29%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
22%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.29% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian2 products
- linux< 3.16.7-1
- debian_linuxEOL7.0
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL10.04 | 12.04
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel≤ 3.17.2
Redhat1 product
- enterprise_linuxEOL5.0
Ubuntu1 product
- linux< 3.13.0-39.66
5 vendors · 6 products
References
22 links- git.kernel.orgX Refsource CONFIRM
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1144878X Refsource CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2febc839133280d5a5e8e1179c94ea674489dae2X Refsource CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
Show all 22 references
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/24/9Mailing ListX Refsource MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory