VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2010-4343
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.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.39%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.39%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.39% probability · 33th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-665
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · vmware/esx
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7873ca4e4401f0ecd8868bf1543113467e6bae61
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42884Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397Broken Link
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/08/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/15Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45262Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-scsi/msg43772.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=661182Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7873ca4e4401f0ecd8868bf1543113467e6bae61
- http://secunia.com/advisories/42884Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46397Broken Link
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.35Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/08/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/15Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45262Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-scsi/msg43772.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.htmlPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=661182Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.