VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2008-5134
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."
HIGH 10.0EPSS 5.26%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.26%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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."
- CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 5.26% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- 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://secunia.com/advisories/32998
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33641
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33706
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33854
- 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/
- 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://secunia.com/advisories/32998
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33641
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33706
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33854
- 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/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.