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    CVE-2008-3831

    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.

    Published:Oct 17, 2008
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Oct 20, 2008
    EPSS Score:0.00091
    CVSS Score:4.7

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Linux
    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Openbsd
    Product
    Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Mrg

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/openbsd/cvs/2008-10/0365.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32315
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32386
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32709
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32918
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33182
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33586
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/linux-2.6.24/linux-2.6.24_2.6.24-6~etchnhalf.6.diff.gz
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1021065
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-245846-1
    http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0316
    http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0316
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1655
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:224
    http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/dev/pci/drm/i915_drv.c
    http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/dev/pci/drm/i915_drv.c.diff?r1=1.7%3Br2=1.8
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1017.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0009.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498285/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31792
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11542
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00689.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00693.html
    http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/openbsd/cvs/2008-10/0365.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32315
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32386
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32709
    http://secunia.com/advisories/32918
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33182
    http://secunia.com/advisories/33586
    http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/l/linux-2.6.24/linux-2.6.24_2.6.24-6~etchnhalf.6.diff.gz
    http://securitytracker.com/id?1021065
    http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-245846-1
    http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0316
    http://wiki.rpath.com/wiki/Advisories:rPSA-2008-0316
    http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1655
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:224
    http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/dev/pci/drm/i915_drv.c
    http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/dev/pci/drm/i915_drv.c.diff?r1=1.7%3Br2=1.8
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-1017.html
    http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0009.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/498285/100/0/threaded
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31792
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-659-1
    http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11542
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00689.html
    https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-October/msg00693.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High