FKIE_CVE-2010-0309
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2010-02-12 19:30 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:15
Severity
Summary
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.
References
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