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TITLE:
Linux Kernel Insecure Batch Buffers Privilege Escalation

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26389

VERIFY ADVISORY:
https://secunia.com/advisories/26389/

CRITICAL:
Not critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Linux Kernel 2.6.x
https://secunia.com/product/2719/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in the Linux Kernel, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.

The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the driver for
i965G chipsets and above, which can be exploited to e.g. gain
escalated privileges by modifying physical memory.

Successful exploitation requires that the attacker is logged in to an
X server and has access to the DRM.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 2.6.22.2.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
https://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.2

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