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.
Published: 2014-11-10
Score: 4.7 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3060-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-3576 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2394-1 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2395-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2396-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2417-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2418-1 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2462-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2491-1 Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Eus Rhel Virtualization
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:50:17.593Z

Reserved: 2014-05-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-3611

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-11-10T11:55:06.393

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-3611

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-3611 - Bugzilla

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