static int pit_ioport_read(struct kvm_io_device *this,
			   gpa_t addr, int len, void *data)
{
	struct kvm_pit *pit = dev_to_pit(this);
	struct kvm_kpit_state *pit_state = &pit->pit_state;
	struct kvm *kvm = pit->kvm;
	int ret, count;
	struct kvm_kpit_channel_state *s;
	if (!pit_in_range(addr))
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	addr &= KVM_PIT_CHANNEL_MASK;
 	s = &pit_state->channels[addr];
 
 	mutex_lock(&pit_state->lock);

	if (s->status_latched) {
		s->status_latched = 0;
		ret = s->status;
	} else if (s->count_latched) {
		switch (s->count_latched) {
		default:
		case RW_STATE_LSB:
			ret = s->latched_count & 0xff;
			s->count_latched = 0;
			break;
		case RW_STATE_MSB:
			ret = s->latched_count >> 8;
			s->count_latched = 0;
			break;
		case RW_STATE_WORD0:
			ret = s->latched_count & 0xff;
			s->count_latched = RW_STATE_MSB;
			break;
		}
	} else {
		switch (s->read_state) {
		default:
		case RW_STATE_LSB:
			count = pit_get_count(kvm, addr);
			ret = count & 0xff;
			break;
		case RW_STATE_MSB:
			count = pit_get_count(kvm, addr);
			ret = (count >> 8) & 0xff;
			break;
		case RW_STATE_WORD0:
			count = pit_get_count(kvm, addr);
			ret = count & 0xff;
			s->read_state = RW_STATE_WORD1;
			break;
		case RW_STATE_WORD1:
			count = pit_get_count(kvm, addr);
			ret = (count >> 8) & 0xff;
			s->read_state = RW_STATE_WORD0;
			break;
		}
	}

	if (len > sizeof(ret))
		len = sizeof(ret);
	memcpy(data, (char *)&ret, len);

	mutex_unlock(&pit_state->lock);
	return 0;
}

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.