CVE-2007-3851: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 6.0. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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 products

• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 2.6.22.1

Published 2007-08-13. Last modified 2026-06-16.