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Medium
CVE-2010-0309
The pit_ioport_read function in the Programmable Interval Timer (PIT) emulation...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/38158
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-914-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0638
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0088.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38922
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/02/4
- http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1996
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11095
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=560887
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/02/02/1
- http://www.mail-archive.com/kvm%40vger.kernel.org/msg28002.html
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0095.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38492
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Vulnerable Versions:
Unknown
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 12th, 2010
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.