kernel: mm subsystem does not properly enforce the CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM protection mechanism

The mm subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.10.10 does not properly enforce the CONFIGSTRICTDEVMEM 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...

Linux kernel CONFIG_STRICT_DEVMEM security restriction bypass vulnerability

Linux Kernel is a popular operating system. The Linux kernel mm subsystem does not properly implement the CONFIGSTRICTDEVMEM protection mechanism, which allows local attackers to exploit this vulnerability to bypass security restrictions and operate unauthorized...

UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7889

The mm subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.2 does not properly enforce the CONFIGSTRICTDEVMEM 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...