CVE-2008-5134

Linux Kernel < 2.6.27.4 - Memory Corruption

Title source: rule

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."

References (13)

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

[Various Sources] http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.wireless.general/23049

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00006.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/32998

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/33641

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html

[Issue Tracking] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470761

[Vendor Advisory] https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32484

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681

[Mailing List] http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/11/2

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/33706

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/33854

Scores

EPSS 0.0214

EPSS Percentile 84.0%

Classification

CWE

CWE-119

Status draft

Affected Products (50)

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.27.4

linux/linux_kernel

... and 35 more

Timeline

Published Nov 18, 2008

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026