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.

References

http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=119576191029571&w=2

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0055.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/28696

http://secunia.com/advisories/28748

http://secunia.com/advisories/29058

http://secunia.com/advisories/29236

http://secunia.com/advisories/30018

http://secunia.com/advisories/30515

http://secunia.com/advisories/30769

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504

http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1565

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0154.html

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

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-618-1

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0380

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

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11215

https://usn.ubuntu.com/614-1/

Details

Risk Information

CVSS v2