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Linux kernel built with a USB over WiFi Host Controller(CONFIG_USB_WPAN_HCD) driver support is vulnerable to a buffer overflow flaw. It could occur while writing to the device file. A user/program able to write to the device file could use this flaw to potentially further escalate privileges on a system. Upstream fix: ------------- -> https://git.kernel.org/linus/c2c65cd2e14ada6de44cb527e7f1990bede24e15 Reference: ---------- -> http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/330
Statement: This issue does not affect the versions of the kernel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures assigned an identifier CVE-2013-6379 to the following vulnerability: Name: CVE-2013-6379 URL: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-6379 Assigned: 20131104 ** REJECT ** DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: CVE-2013-4513. Reason: This candidate is a duplicate of CVE-2013-4513. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2013-4513 instead of this candidate. All references and descriptions in this candidate have been removed to prevent accidental usage.