Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2013-6378

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Input validation error in Linux kernel - CVE-2013-6378

Published: November 27, 2013 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU42304
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6378
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local #AU# to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The lbs_debugfs_write function in drivers/net/wireless/libertas/debugfs.c in the Linux kernel through 3.12.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) by leveraging root privileges for a zero-length write operation.


How to mitigate CVE-2013-6378

Install update from vendor's website.

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