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.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.7 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.7^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 6.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=7873ca4e4401f0ecd8868bf1543113467e6bae61
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	Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/08/3	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/12/09/15	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-0017.html	Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/520102/100/0/threaded	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/45262	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-scsi/msg43772.html	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2011-0012.html	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=661182	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2010-12-29 18:00

Updated : 2023-02-13 04:28

NVD link : CVE-2010-4343

Mitre link : CVE-2010-4343

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2010-4343

JSON object : View

Products Affected

vmware

esx

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-665

Improper Initialization

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