CVE-2008-5134

Publication date 18 November 2008

Last updated 24 July 2024

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."

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that the libertas wireless driver did not correctly handle beacon and probe responses. A physically near-by attacker could generate specially crafted wireless network traffic and cause a denial of service.

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
linux	8.10 intrepid	Not affected
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 2.6.24-23.48
	7.10 gutsy	Not in release
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release
linux-source-2.6.15	8.10 intrepid	Not in release
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not in release
	7.10 gutsy	Not in release
	6.06 LTS dapper	Fixed 2.6.15-53.75
linux-source-2.6.22	8.10 intrepid	Not in release
	8.04 LTS hardy	Not in release
	7.10 gutsy	Fixed 2.6.22-16.61
	6.06 LTS dapper	Not in release

CVE-2008-5134

From the Ubuntu Security Team

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