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.

Date published : 2008-01-29

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27555

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=396751