CVE-2008-5134

N/A Unknown

Published: November 18, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

Buffer overflow in the lbs_process_bss function in drivers/net/wireless/libertas/scan.c in the libertas subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.27.5 allows remote attackers to have an unknown impact via an "invalid beacon/probe response."

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.wireless.general/23049

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=48735d8d8bd701b1e0cd3d49c21e5e385ddcb077

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00006.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/11/2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/32998

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/33641

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/33706

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/33854

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32484

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470761

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.wireless.general/23049