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TI-2007-03735 Aliases CVE-2007-3851GHSA-fvc6-7939-69wx

The drm/i915 component in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22.2, when used with i965G and…

Priority LOW 27CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00313 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 2.6.22.1VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:h:intel:i915_chipset:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*all versionsRunning onIntel
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.6.22.1 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:h:intel:i915_chipset:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Intel

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2007:0705 Released 2007-09-13 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel-2.6.18-8.1.10.el5, kernel-2.6.18-8.1.10.el5.ia64, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-8.1.10.el5 +14
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel-2.6.18-8.1.10.el5, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-8.1.10.el5, kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-8.1.10.el5 +6

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2007:0705
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2007:0705

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2007-3851
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fvc6-7939-69wx

References

Advisory 7

Other 4

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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