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CVE-2010-0309

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.8 Published: 2010-02-12 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The pit_ioport_read function in the Programmable Interval Timer (PIT) emulation in i8254.c in KVM 83 does not properly use the pit_state data structure, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash or hang) by attempting to read the /dev/port file.

Affected Platforms

Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-16

References