cve/2007/CVE-2007-5938.md

### [CVE-2007-5938](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2007-5938)
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### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=199209

#### Github
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