CVE-2014-3611

CVE Details

Release Date:	2014-10-21
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

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.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	5.5
Vector String:	AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	Single
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3085	2014-10-30
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3086	2014-11-03
Oracle Linux version 5 (kvm)	ELSA-2015-0869	2015-04-22
Oracle Linux version 5 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.36.10.el5uek)	ELSA-2014-3086	2014-11-03
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-400.36.10.el5uek)	ELSA-2014-3086	2014-11-03
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-44.1.4.el6uek)	ELSA-2014-3084	2014-10-30
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2014-1843	2014-11-11
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3084	2014-10-30
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3085	2014-10-30
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3086	2014-11-03
Oracle Linux version 6 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.36.10.el6uek)	ELSA-2014-3086	2014-11-03
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-400.36.10.el6uek)	ELSA-2014-3086	2014-11-03
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-44.1.4.el7uek)	ELSA-2014-3084	2014-10-30
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2014-1724	2014-10-28
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2014-3084	2014-10-30