CVE-2014-3611
kernel: kvm: PIT timer race condition
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
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.
Condición de carrera en la función __kvm_migrate_pit_timer en arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c en el subsistema KVM en el kernel de Linux hasta 3.17.2 permite a usuarios del sistema operativo invitado causar una denegación de servicio (caída del sistema operativo anfitrión) mediante el aprovechamiento de la emulación PIT incorrecta.
A race condition flaw was found in the way the Linux kernel's KVM subsystem handled PIT (Programmable Interval Timer) emulation. A guest user who has access to the PIT I/O ports could use this flaw to crash the host.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2014-05-14 CVE Reserved
- 2014-10-29 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
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- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-362: Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')
CAPEC
References (13)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2febc839133280d5a5e8e1179c94ea674489dae2 | X_refsource_confirm |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/24/9 | 2023-02-13 | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1144878 | 2015-04-22 | |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2febc839133280d5a5e8e1179c94ea674489dae2 | 2023-02-13 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0126.html | 2023-02-13 | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0284.html | 2023-02-13 | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0869.html | 2023-02-13 | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3060 | 2023-02-13 | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2394-1 | 2023-02-13 | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2417-1 | 2023-02-13 | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2418-1 | 2023-02-13 | |
| http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2491-1 | 2023-02-13 | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3611 | 2015-04-22 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Linux Search vendor "Linux" | Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" | <= 3.17.2 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " <= 3.17.2" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 5.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "5.0" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 10.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "10.04" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 12.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.04" | esm |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 7.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "7.0" | - |
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