CVE-2007-5938: Intel Pro Wireless 3945abg

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 2.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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 products

• Intel Pro Wireless 3945abg: version 1.1.21 only
• Intel Wireless Wifi Link 4965agn: version 1.1.21 only

Published 2007-12-06. Last modified 2026-06-16.