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CVE-2008-5134 Detail

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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Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (02/04/2009)

This 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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Hyperlink Resource
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.wireless.general/23049
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=48735d8d8bd701b1e0cd3d49c21e5e385ddcb077
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00006.html
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/11/2
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32484
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470761
https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2008-5134
NVD Published Date:
11/18/2008
NVD Last Modified:
11/06/2023
Source:
MITRE