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CVE-2008-3831

N/A
Published: October 20, 2008 at 05:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:56 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel· also runs on 2 platforms

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%

Description

The i915 driver in (1) drivers/char/drm/i915_dma.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.24 on Debian GNU/Linux and (2) sys/dev/pci/drm/i915_drv.c in OpenBSD does not restrict the DRM_I915_HWS_ADDR ioctl to the Direct Rendering Manager (DRM) master, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted ioctl call, related to absence of the DRM_MASTER and DRM_ROOT_ONLY flags in the ioctl's configuration.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Linux Kernel· Linux
95%
2.6.24
debian-linux (environment) · openbsd-linux (environment)

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

References (25)

Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/openbsd/cvs/2008-10/0365.html
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32315
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32386
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32709
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/32918
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/33182
Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
Source: [email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/33586
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/linux-2.6.24/linux-2.6.24_2.6.24-6~etchnhalf.6.diff.gz

CVSS

4.7MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
COMPLETE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-399

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