CVE-2010-0309 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.800000190734863 MEDIUM

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.

EPSS 0.77% · 73.3th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS v2.0
6.800000190734863
EPSS Score
0.77%
73.3th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
linuxkernel
n/an/an/a

Timeline

References

Open in Interactive Console →