CVE-2007-6694
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.59%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 2.59% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=119576191029571&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0055.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28696
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28748
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29236
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30018
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30515
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30769
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1565
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0154.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27555
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-618-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0380
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=396751
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11215
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/614-1/
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=119576191029571&w=2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0055.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28696
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28748
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29236
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30018
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30515
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30769
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.