CVE-2007-6694

N/A Unknown
Published: January 29, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=119576191029571&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0055.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28696
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28748
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29236
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/30018
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/30515
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/30769
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1565
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0154.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27555
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-618-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0380
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=396751
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11215
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://usn.ubuntu.com/614-1/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=119576191029571&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0055.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28696
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28748
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29236
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30018
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30515
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30769
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1565
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0154.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27555
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-618-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0380
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=396751
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11215
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://usn.ubuntu.com/614-1/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

38 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.6%
83th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

apple linux

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