Field Assessment
AI analysis pending.
CVE
CVE-2010-0309
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.8
EPSS
2.72%
Original Filing — NVD 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.