CVE-2017-7889
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.31%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.31% probability · 23th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-732
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a4866aa812518ed1a37d8ea0c881dc946409de94Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3945Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97690Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=b8f254aa17f720053054c4ecff3920973a83b9d6Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a4866aa812518ed1a37d8ea0c881dc946409de94Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=a4866aa812518ed1a37d8ea0c881dc946409de94Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3945Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/04/16/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97690Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1854Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git/commit/?id=b8f254aa17f720053054c4ecff3920973a83b9d6Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a4866aa812518ed1a37d8ea0c881dc946409de94Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3583-2/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.