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CVE-2013-6378 json

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…

published 12y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-6203

cvss
4.4
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 31%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.11.10-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6378

  • kernel RHEL 6 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6
  • perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6
  • python-perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6
  • kernel-kdump RHEL 6 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6
  • kernel-firmware RHEL 6 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6
  • kernel-bootwrapper RHEL 6 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6
  • kernel-abi-whitelists RHEL 6 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6
  • kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 RHEL 6 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:0771RHSA-2014:0100

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red hat product security vex CVE-2013-6378 updated cvss 4.4

Kernel: drivers: libertas: potential oops in debugfs

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) kernel 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) kernel 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, +4 more Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) kernel 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6
    +2 more products
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) kernel 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.20.3.el6
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0771
  • Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 kernel-rt 3.8.13-rt27.33.el6rt, kernel-rt-trace 3.8.13-rt27.33.el6rt, kernel-rt-vanilla 3.8.13-rt27.33.el6rt, kernel-rt-firmware 3.8.13-rt27.33.el6rt, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.8.13-rt27.33.el6rt
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0100
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 perf, kernel, bpftool, python-perf, kernel-kdump, kernel-tools, +3 more
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.4 AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

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