CVE-2007-6694

Linux kernel <2.6.18-53 - DoS

Title source: llm

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.

References (19)

[Mailing List] http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=119576191029571&w=2

[Vendor Advisory] http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0055.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0154.html

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-618-1

[Issue Tracking] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=396751

[Vendor Advisory] https://usn.ubuntu.com/614-1/

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27555

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1565

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11215

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/28696

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/28748

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/29058

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/29236

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/30018

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/30515

[Third Party Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/30769

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0380

Scores

EPSS 0.0164

EPSS Percentile 81.7%

Classification

CWE

CWE-399

Status draft

Affected Products (50)

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

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linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

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linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

linux/linux_kernel

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Timeline

Published Jan 29, 2008

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026