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veracodeVeracode Vulnerability DatabaseVERACODE:18251
HistoryMay 02, 2019 - 6:36 a.m.

Improper Access Control

2019-05-0206:36:13
Veracode Vulnerability Database
sca.analysiscenter.veracode.com
8

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

Linux kernel is vulnerable to improper access control. The vulnerability exists because the mm subsystem in the Linux kernel does not properly enforce the CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM protection mechanism. Local users could 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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