CVE-2013-6381
Kernel: qeth: buffer overflow in snmp ioctl
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · November 22, 2013
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
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.
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 score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 6.2AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer