CVE-2007-5938
N/A
Published: December 6, 2007 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:47 PM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorPro Wireless 3945ABGWireless WIFI Link 4965AGN
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (9)
x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.drivers.ipw3945.devel/1618Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0154.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_VUPEN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4211Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-189
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