CVE-2007-6694

High

Description

The chrp_show_cpuinfo function (chrp/setup.c) in Linux kernel 2.4.21 through 2.6.18-53, when running on PowerPC, might allow local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors that cause the of_get_property function to fail, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedJan 29, 2008
First seenJan 29, 2008

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Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernel2.4.3, 2.4.4, 2.4.5, 2.4.6, 2.4.7, 2.4.8, 2.4.9, 2.4.9_pre5, 2.4.21, 2.4.22, 2.4.23, 2.4.23_ow2, 2.4.24, 2.4.24_ow1, 2.4.25, 2.4.26, 2.4.27, 2.4.28, 2.4.29, 2.4.30, 2.4.31, 2.4.32, 2.4.33, 2.4.33.2, 2.4.33.3, 2.4.33.4, 2.4.33.5, 2.4.34, 2.4.34.1, 2.4.34.2, 2.4.35, 2.4.35.2, 2.5.0, 2.5.1, 2.5.2, 2.5.3, 2.5.4, 2.5.5, 2.5.6, 2.5.7, 2.5.8, 2.5.9, 2.5.10, 2.5.11, 2.5.12, 2.5.13, 2.5.14, 2.5.15, 2.5.16, 2.5.17, 2.5.18, 2.5.19, 2.5.20, 2.5.21, 2.5.22, 2.5.23, 2.5.24, 2.5.25, 2.5.26, 2.5.27, 2.5.28, 2.5.29, 2.5.30, 2.5.31, 2.5.32, 2.5.33, 2.5.34, 2.5.35, 2.5.36, 2.5.37, 2.5.38, 2.5.39, 2.5.40, 2.5.41, 2.5.42, 2.5.43, 2.5.44, 2.5.45, 2.5.46, 2.5.47, 2.5.48, 2.5.49, 2.5.50, 2.5.51, 2.5.52, 2.5.53, 2.5.54, 2.5.55, 2.5.56, 2.5.57, 2.5.58, 2.5.59, 2.5.60, 2.5.61, 2.5.62, 2.5.63, 2.5.64, 2.5.65, 2.5.66, 2.5.67, 2.5.68, 2.5.69, 2.6.0, 2.6.1, 2.6.10, 2.6.11, 2.6.11.1, 2.6.11.2, 2.6.11.3, 2.6.11.4, 2.6.11.5, 2.6.11.6, 2.6.11.7, 2.6.11.8, 2.6.11.9, 2.6.11.10, 2.6.11.11, 2.6.11.12, 2.6.11_rc1_bk6, 2.6.12, 2.6.12.1, 2.6.12.2, 2.6.12.3, 2.6.12.4, 2.6.12.5, 2.6.12.6, 2.6.12.12, 2.6.12.22, 2.6.13, 2.6.13.1, 2.6.13.2, 2.6.13.3, 2.6.13.4, 2.6.13.5, 2.6.14, 2.6.14.1, 2.6.14.2, 2.6.14.3, 2.6.14.4, 2.6.14.5—

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