vulnerability
F5 Networks: CVE-2017-7889: K80440915: Linux kernel vulnerability CVE-2017-7889
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Apr 16, 2017 | Jun 29, 2018 | Aug 23, 2024 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Apr 16, 2017
Added
Jun 29, 2018
Modified
Aug 23, 2024
Description
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.
Solution
f5-big-ip-upgrade-latest
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