CVE-2007-6694

2008-01-2900:00:00

ubuntu.com

7.8 High

CVSS2

Access Vector

NETWORK

Access Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

COMPLETE

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

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

9.3%

JSON

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.

Bugs

<https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/227315>

Notes

Author	Note
kees	not actually a security issue

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ubuntu8.04noarchlinux< 2.6.24-18.32UNKNOWN
ubuntu6.06noarchlinux-source-2.6.15< 2.6.15-52.67UNKNOWN
ubuntu7.04noarchlinux-source-2.6.20< 2.6.20-17.36UNKNOWN
ubuntu7.10noarchlinux-source-2.6.22< 2.6.22-15.54UNKNOWN

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
ubuntu	8.04	noarch	linux	< 2.6.24-18.32	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	6.06	noarch	linux-source-2.6.15	< 2.6.15-52.67	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	7.04	noarch	linux-source-2.6.20	< 2.6.20-17.36	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	7.10	noarch	linux-source-2.6.22	< 2.6.22-15.54	UNKNOWN