CVE-2015-3214

MediumCVSS 6.9/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.9/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 31, 2015
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2015-3214: Medium severity, CVSS 6.9 | Vulnix