CVE-2008-5134

Summary

CVECVE-2008-5134
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-11-18 16:00:00 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionBuffer 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."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 10 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-119 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.0 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.11.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.12.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.13.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.14.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.15.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.18 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.19 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.20 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.21 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.22 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.23 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.24 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.25 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.26 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.27 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.28 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.29 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.30 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.31 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.32 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.33 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.34 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.35 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.36 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.37 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.38 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.39 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.40 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.41 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.42 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.43 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.44 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.45 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.46 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.47 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.48 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.49 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.50 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.51 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.52 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.53 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.54 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.55 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.56 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.57 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.58 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.59 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.60 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.61 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.62 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.16.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.17.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.18.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.19.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.18 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.19 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.20 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.21 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.20.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.21.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.18 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.19 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.22.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.23.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.24.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.10 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.11 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.12 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.13 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.14 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.15 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.16 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.17 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.18 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.19 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.20 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.25.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.26 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.26.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.26.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.26.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.26.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.26.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.26.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.26.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.26.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.27 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.27.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.27.2 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.27.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.3 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.4 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.5 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.6 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.7 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel 2.6.9 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Red Hat update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Information - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Bug 470761 – CVE-2008-5134 kernel: libertas: fix buffer overrun af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-1681-1 linux-2.6.24 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Linux Kernel 'lbs_process_bss()' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Gmane -- Mail To News And Back Again af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 article.gmane.org
SUSE update for kernel - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Ubuntu update for kernel - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
git.kernel.org af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org
oss-security - CVE request: kernel: libertas: fix buffer overrun af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
USN-714-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] SUSE Security Announcement: Linux kernel (SUSE:2009: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Debian update for linux-2.6.24 - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git;a=commit;h=48735d8d8bd701b1e0cd3d49c21e5e385ddcb077 MITRE git.kernel.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

OrganizationPublishedContributorStatement
Red Hat2009-02-04Mark J CoxThis issue did not affect the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, or 5. The issue was addressed in the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise MRG via: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html

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