The 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.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2007-12-06T15:00:00

Updated: 2017-09-28T12:57:01

Reserved: 2007-11-13T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2007-5938

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2007-12-06T15:46:00.000

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:01:24.580


Link: CVE-2007-5938

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