CVE-2013-6381
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Buffer overflow in the qeth_snmp_command function in drivers/s390/net/qeth_core_main.c in the Linux kernel through 3.12.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via an SNMP ioctl call with a length value that is incompatible with the command-buffer size.
Find out more about CVE-2013-6381 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue does not affect the version of the kernel package as shipped with
Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.
Please note that this issue only affects s390x architecture.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 6.2 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.9 server) (kernel) | RHSA-2014:0476 | 2014-05-07 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support 6.4 (kernel) | RHSA-2014:0284 | 2014-03-11 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (kernel) | RHSA-2014:0159 | 2014-02-11 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (kernel) | RHSA-2014:0285 | 2014-03-12 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | kernel | Not affected |
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