212136 – (CVE-2007-6694) Linux PPC: CHRP - fix possible NULL pointer dereference (CVE-2007-6694)

Bug 212136 (CVE-2007-6694) - Linux PPC: CHRP - fix possible NULL pointer dereference (CVE-2007-6694)

Summary: Linux PPC: CHRP - fix possible NULL pointer dereference (CVE-2007-6694)

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	CVE-2007-6694

Product:	Gentoo Security
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Kernel (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High normal (vote)
Assignee:	Gentoo Security

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Whiteboard:	[linux < 2.6.24]
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Reported:	2008-03-03 01:15 UTC by Robert Buchholz (RETIRED)
Modified:	2013-09-05 02:56 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Robert Buchholz (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2008-03-03 01:15:08 UTC

CVE-2007-6694 (http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=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 triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

Comment 1 unnamedrambler 2008-03-21 18:59:00 UTC

[linux < 2.6.24] 7ac33417ecf8c012df0e957cfa0628a6a4347c7d