DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3214

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2015-3214
Downstream
DSA-3348-1
Published: 31 Aug 2015, 10:59
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:14

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

31 Aug 2015, 10:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:14
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

Affected Systems

  • debian•qemu

    < 1:2.4+dfsg-1a | < 1:2.4+dfsg-1a | < 1:2.4+dfsg-1a | < 1:2.4+dfsg-1a

  • debian•xen

    < 4.4.0-1 | < 4.4.0-1 | < 4.4.0-1 | < 4.4.0-1

References (1)