CVE-2010-4343

low-risk
Published 2010-12-29

drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_core.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 does not initialize a certain port data structure, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (system crash) via read operations on an fc_host statistics file.

Do I need to act?

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0.07% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (3)

Esx
Esx

Affected Vendors

Linux Vmware

References (24)

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=...
Broken Link http://secunia.com/advisories/42884
Broken Link http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
Broken Link http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/08/3
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/15
Broken Link http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45262
Mailing List http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-scsi/msg43772.html
Patch http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=661182
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=...
Broken Link http://secunia.com/advisories/42884
Broken Link http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
Broken Link http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/08/3
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/15
Broken Link http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded
and 4 more references
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 9/34 · Low