CVE-2007-3851
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.0EPSS 0.3%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.0 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-399
- EPSS score
- 0.3% (24th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2007-3835)
- Published
- August 13, 2007
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2007-3835 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- intel / i915 chipset
- linux / linux kernel
References
- http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.2
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26389(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26450
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26500
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26643
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26664
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26760
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27227
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:105
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_51_kernel.html
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_53_kernel.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0705.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25263
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-509-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2854
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1620
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11196
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
Query CVEs from your AI assistant
The CVE/NVD Explorer brain answers CVE questions directly inside Claude, ChatGPT, or any MCP assistant — always up to date, no setup. Add it once and stop pasting advisories into chat.
Add the CVE brain