# CVE-2022-4994: KVM: x86: wean fast IN from emulator\_pio\_in

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-07-30 · Updated: 2026-07-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 4.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: KVM: x86: wean fast IN from emulator_pio_in Use __emulator_pio_in() directly for fast PIO instead of bouncing through emulator_pio_in() now that __emulator_pio_in() fills "val" when handling in-kernel PIO. vcpu->arch.pio.count is guaranteed to be '0', so this a pure nop. emulator_pio_in_emulated is now the last caller of emulator_pio_in. No functional change intended.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dc7a4bfde507ffe1d8bef49aba1322f1d20c2cb3

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