What is CVE-2007-3851?

CVE-2007-3851 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.0 out of 10. CVE-2007-3851 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-3851?

CVE-2007-3851 has a CVSS score of 6.0 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2007-3851?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2007-3851 patch availability.

Is CVE-2007-3851 actively exploited?

CVE-2007-3851 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2007-3851

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2007-08-13

Last modified 2026-04-23

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

6.0

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-399

CVE-2007-3851 is classified as CWE-399

See CWE-399 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

19 total

Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/26389

Vendor Advisory
Kernel.org
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.2
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/26450
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/26500
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/26643

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2007-3851

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.0 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2007-08-13

Modified 2026-04-23

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2007-3851?

CVE-2007-3851 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.0 out of 10 . CVE-2007-3851 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2007-3851?

CVE-2007-3851 has a CVSS score of 6.0 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2007-3851?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2007-3851 patch availability.
Is CVE-2007-3851 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2007-3851 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.