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.

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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3348-1 qemu security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-3277 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2692-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T05:39:31.960Z

Reserved: 2015-04-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-3214

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-08-31T10:59:07.580

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-3214

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-06-16T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-3214 - Bugzilla

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