The mm subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.2 does not properly enforce the CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM protection mechanism, which allows local users to read or write to kernel memory locations in the first megabyte (and bypass slab-allocation access restrictions) via an application that opens the /dev/mem file, related to arch/x86/mm/init.c and drivers/char/mem.c.
                
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                Published : 2017-04-16 17:59
Updated : 2023-02-14 13:12
NVD link : CVE-2017-7889
Mitre link : CVE-2017-7889
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CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-732
                        
            Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Products Affected
                debian
- debian_linux
 
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
 
linux
- linux_kernel
 


