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CVE-2007-3851

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.0 Published: 2007-08-13 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

The drm/i915 component in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22.2, when used with i965G and later chipsets, allows local users with access to an X11 session and Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) to write to arbitrary memory locations and gain privileges via a crafted batchbuffer.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux KernelIntel I915 Chipset

Weakness Type

CWE-399

References