What is CVE-2008-5134?

CVE-2008-5134 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0 out of 10, classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119). CVE-2008-5134 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5134?

CVE-2008-5134 has a CVSS score of 10.0 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2008-5134?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2008-5134. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2008-5134 actively exploited?

CVE-2008-5134 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html

CVE-2008-5134

High

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."

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2008-11-18

Last modified 2026-04-23

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

10.0

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-119

CVE-2008-5134 is a Buffer Overflow vulnerability

What is Buffer Overflow?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2008-5134 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Article
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.wireless.general/23049
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-01/msg00006.html
Openwall
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2008/11/11/2
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/32998
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33641
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33706
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/33854
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1681
Red Hat
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0053.html
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32484
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470761
Ubuntu Security
https://usn.ubuntu.com/714-1/
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.27.y.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=48735d8d8bd701b1e0cd3d49c21e5e385ddcb077
Patch

Details

CVE ID CVE-2008-5134

Severity High

CVSS score 10.0 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2008-11-18

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-5134?

CVE-2008-5134 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 10.0 out of 10 , classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119) . CVE-2008-5134 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-5134?

CVE-2008-5134 has a CVSS score of 10.0 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2008-5134?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2008-5134. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2008-5134 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2008-5134 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. View CWE-119 on MITRE CWE →