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CVE-2007-6694

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2008-01-29 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux KernelApple Powerpc

Weakness Type

CWE-399, NVD-CWE-noinfo

References