GHSA-J22X-WHV2-V2W4

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-01 18:45 – Updated: 2025-04-09 03:50
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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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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2007-6694"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2008-01-29T20:00:00Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-j22x-whv2-v2w4",
  "modified": "2025-04-09T03:50:49Z",
  "published": "2022-05-01T18:45:30Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-6694"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=396751"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11215"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/614-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel\u0026m=119576191029571\u0026w=2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0055.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/28696"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/28748"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/29058"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/29236"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/30018"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/30515"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/30769"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1565"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0154.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27555"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-618-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0380"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}


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