CVE-2008-5134

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."

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.82% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32484 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/32998 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33706 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/33641 third party advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=48735d8d8bd701b1e0cd3d49c21e5e385ddcb077
https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/ vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470761
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.wireless.general/23049 mailing list
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/11/2 mailing list
http://secunia.com/advisories/33854 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00006.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-5134?
CVE-2008-5134 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-5134?
To fix CVE-2008-5134, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-5134 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-5134 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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