CVE-2007-3851 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2007-3851?

CVE-2007-3851 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 13 Aug 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-399

Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3851?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2007-3851?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2007-3851 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3851 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-fvc6-7939-69wx.