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Bug 247541 (CVE-2008-5134) - Linux Kernel: <2.6.27.5 Buffer overflow in drivers/net/wireless/libertas/scan.c (CVE-2008-5134)
Summary: Linux Kernel: <2.6.27.5 Buffer overflow in drivers/net/wireless/libertas/scan...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: CVE-2008-5134
Product: Gentoo Security
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Kernel (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: High normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Security
URL: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel...
Whiteboard: [linux <2.6.25.19] [linux >=2.6.26 <2...
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Reported: 2008-11-19 04:50 UTC by stupendoussteve
Modified: 2013-09-12 04:40 UTC (History)
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Description stupendoussteve 2008-11-19 04:50:54 UTC 
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."

Red: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git;a=commit;h=48735d8d8bd701b1e0cd3d49c21e5e385ddcb077
Comment 1 Gordon Malm (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2008-11-19 09:18:40 UTC 
Fixed in hardened-sources 2.6.25-r10, 2.6.26-r6, and 2.6.27-r1.