CVE-2010-0309
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2010-0309 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2010-02-12 19:30:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-02-13 04:15:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-16
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support | REDHAT | rhn.redhat.com | Vendor Advisory |
| KVM: PIT: control word is write-only | MISC | www.mail-archive.com | |
| Linux Kernel KVM Multiple Privilege Escalation and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| oss-security - CVE request - kvm: cat /dev/port in the guest can cause host DoS | MLIST | www.openwall.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | rhn.redhat.com | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| Ubuntu update for linux and linux-source-2.6.15 - Secunia.com | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Webmail- OVH | VUPEN | www.vupen.com | |
| USN-914-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE request - kvm: cat /dev/port in the guest can cause host DoS | MLIST | www.openwall.com | |
| KVM: PIT: control word is write-only | MLIST | www.mail-archive.com | |
| Repository / Oval Repository | OVAL | oval.cisecurity.org | |
| Bug 560887 – CVE-2010-0309 kvm: cat /dev/port in guest cause the host hang | CONFIRM | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| Debian update for linux-2.6 - Advisories - Community | SECUNIA | secunia.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1996-1 linux-2.6 | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 900101 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for kernel 5.10.52.1
- 900303 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for kernel 5.10.57.1
- 900321 CBL-Mariner Linux Security Update for kernel 5.10.60.1
- 901407 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (6509-1)
- 903479 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (2697)
- 906204 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (2697-1)
- 906318 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for kernel (6509-2)