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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 dat

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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.

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References 13

securityfocus.com

ubuntu.com

vupen.com

rhn.redhat.com

secunia.com

openwall.com

debian.org

oval.cisecurity.org

bugzilla.redhat.com

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