AZL-6509

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    AZL-6509

    Published: 12 Feb 2010Last Modified: 21 Apr 2026
    Upstream:

    Summary: CVE-2010-0309 affecting package kernel for versions less than 5.10.78.1-1

    Details: 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.

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: kernel

    Purl: pkg:rpm/azure-linux/kernel

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.10.78.1-1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    AZL-6509 | CVE-DB