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TI-2010-04076 Aliases CVE-2010-4343GHSA-6fq2-2mw9-3j26

drivers/scsi/bfa/bfa_core.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.35 does not initialize a…

Priority LOW 25CWE-665Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00391 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.6.35VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0VulnerableVMware
cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1VulnerableVMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.6.35 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·VMware
  • cpe:2.3:o:vmware:esx:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 Vulnerable ·VMware

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2011:0017 Released 2011-01-13 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.6 kernel security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel-2.6.18-238.el5, kernel-2.6.18-238.el5.ia64, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-238.el5 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel-2.6.18-238.el5, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-238.el5, kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-238.el5 +8

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2011:0017
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2011:0017

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2010-4343
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6fq2-2mw9-3j26

References

Patch 5

Advisory 1

Other 2

Sources

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