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CVE-2008-3831

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.7 EPSS 0.51%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-10-20 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.7. It affects Linux, Debian. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2008-3831
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4.7
EPSS
0.51%
Linux Debian

Original NVD 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.