What is CVE-2007-6694?

CVE-2007-6694 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10. CVE-2007-6694 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-6694?

CVE-2007-6694 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2007-6694?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2007-6694 patch availability.

Is CVE-2007-6694 actively exploited?

CVE-2007-6694 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2007-6694

High

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2008-01-29

Last modified 2026-04-23

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

Vector string

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-399

CVE-2007-6694 is classified as CWE-399

See CWE-399 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

19 total

Marc
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=119576191029571&w=2
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0055.html
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28696
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/28748
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058

Showing 5 of 19 references View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2007-6694

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2008-01-29

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-6694?

CVE-2007-6694 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 . CVE-2007-6694 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-6694?

CVE-2007-6694 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2007-6694?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2007-6694 patch availability.
Is CVE-2007-6694 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2007-6694 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.