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 products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27555 ↗
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0154.html ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-618-1 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=396751 ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1565 ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28696 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29236 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30515 ↗
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/614-1/ ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/28748 ↗
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11215 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29058 ↗
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0380 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30769 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30018 ↗
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0055.html ↗
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=119576191029571&w=2 ↗