CVE-2010-4343

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 29, 2010 at 05:27 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:24 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelESX

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.6.35
Affected range stops below 2.6.35, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

References (12)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/42884
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/46397
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/08/3
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/15
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-665

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