CVE-2008-5134

CriticalCVSS 10.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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."

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 10.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Nov 18, 2008
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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