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CVE-2010-0309
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…
Medium6.8EPSS 2.8%
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- redhat
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.8% · top 14% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (13)
- 38158 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- USN-914-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- ADV-2010-0638 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- RHSA-2010:0088 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 38922 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20100202 Re: CVE request - kvm: cat /dev/port in the guest can cause host DoS (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- DSA-1996 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11095 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=560887 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20100202 CVE request - kvm: cat /dev/port in the guest can cause host DoS (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [kvm] 20100129 KVM: PIT: control word is write-only (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- RHSA-2010:0095 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 38492 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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