CVE-2014-3611
CVSS V2 Medium 4.7
CVSS V3 Medium 4.7
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2014-3611
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2014-11-10T11:55:06
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-02-13T00:41:05
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 3.17.2 | |
| cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- COMPLETE
- Base Score
- 4.7
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.4
- Impact Score
- 6.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 4.7
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 1
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3611 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3611 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:23:00 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 02:14:58 | 2014-11-10T11:55Z | 2014-11-10T11:55:06 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 02:14:58 | 2020-08-12T17:50:09 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 02:14:58 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2023-02-02 21:04:39 | 2023-02-02T20:17:45 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-02 21:04:39 | Analyzed | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |
| 2023-02-02 21:04:39 | 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. | 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. | Description | updated |
| 2023-02-02 21:04:46 | References | updated | ||
| 2023-02-13 01:05:25 | 2023-02-13T00:41:05 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-13 01:05:25 | 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. | 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. | Description | updated |