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.
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3945
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97690
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a4866aa812518ed1a37d8ea0c881dc946409de94
Source: MITRE
Published: 2017-04-17
Updated: 2021-01-05
Type: CWE-732
Base Score: 7.2
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Impact Score: 10
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: HIGH
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Impact Score: 5.9
Exploitability Score: 1.8
Severity: HIGH