CVE-2007-5938

NameCVE-2007-5938
DescriptionThe iwl_set_rate function in compatible/iwl3945-base.c in iwlwifi 1.1.21 and earlier dereferences an iwl_get_hw_mode return value without checking for NULL, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (kernel panic) via unspecified vectors during module initialization.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linux-2.6sourceetch(not affected)
linux-2.6source(unstable)2.6.23-2

Notes

[etch] - linux-2.6 <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
we ship the iwl code in /debian/patches/features/all/v7-iwlwifi-add-iwlwifi-wireless-drivers.patch

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