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.
CVE-2014-3611
Score 4.7 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-13. NVD baseline CVSS 4.7; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 4.7
- EG Score
- 4.7(medium)
- EG Risk
- 26(Track)EG Risk 26/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity47% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 22%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
November 10, 2014
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (24)
- secalert@redhathttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2febc839133280d5a5e8e1179c94ea674489dae2
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0126.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0284.html
- secalert@redhathttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0869.html
- secalert@redhathttp://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3060
- secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/24/9
- secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2394-1
- secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2417-1
- secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2418-1
- secalert@redhathttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2491-1
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1144878
- secalert@redhathttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2febc839133280d5a5e8e1179c94ea674489dae2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2febc839133280d5a5e8e1179c94ea674489dae2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0126.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0284.html
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2014-3611(5)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
- RHSA-2015:0869Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kvm security update
- RHSA-2015:0284Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2015:0126Red Hat Product SecurityCritical
Red Hat Security Advisory: rhev-hypervisor6 security update
- RHSA-2014:1843Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2014:1724Red Hat Product SecurityHigh
Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update
Patch Availability(12)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-image-2.6.32-71-powerpc (2.6.32-71.138) @ lucid | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.2.0-72-powerpc64-smp (3.2.0-72.107) @ precise | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.13.0-39-generic (3.13.0-39.66~precise1) @ precise | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.2.0-1456-omap4 (3.2.0-1456.76) @ precise | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-extra-3.13.0-39-generic (3.13.0-39.66) @ trusty | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.16.0-24-generic-lpae (3.16.0-24.32) @ utopic | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-2.6.32-375-ec2 (2.6.32-375.92) @ lucid | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| redhat | kvm-0:83-270.el5_11 | 2015-04-22 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.32-431.50.1.el6 | 2015-03-03 | redhat |
| redhat | rhev-hypervisor6-0:6.6-20150123.1.el6ev | 2015-02-04 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:2.6.32-504.1.3.el6 | 2014-11-11 | redhat |
| redhat | kernel-0:3.10.0-123.9.2.el7 | 2014-10-28 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(5 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 3.16.7-1 | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 3.16.7-1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 3.16.7-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 3.16.7-1 | — |
Debian:7(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | 3.2.41-2 ... 3.2.63-2+deb7u1~bpo60+1 (29 versions) | 3.2.63-2+deb7u1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Additional Vendor Advisories
(7)
Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.
- UbuntuUSN-2394-1HIGH
Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2395-1HIGH
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2396-1HIGH
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2417-1HIGH
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2418-1HIGH
Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2462-1HIGH
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2491-1HIGH
Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 21× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
Showing the most recent 100 of 137 total refreshes for this CVE.
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