CVE-2010-0298

What it is

The x86 emulator in KVM 83 does not use the Current Privilege Level (CPL) and I/O Privilege Level (IOPL) in determining the memory access available to CPL3 code, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) or gain privileges on the guest OS by leveraging access to a (1) IO port or (2) MMIO region, a related issue to CVE-2010-0306.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network with a login. Limited direct impact.

Exploit odds

2.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2010-02-12 19:30 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-16 23:15 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 2.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 6.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published

2010-02-12 19:30 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-16 23:15 UTC

Exploit probability

2.4% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-264

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Linux Kernel ≤ 2.6.33
• Debian Linux 5.0

Attack profile CVSS 2.0 · 6.5

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

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