"Program xxx tried to read /dev/mem between xxxxxx->xxxxxx" messages are logged

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • Can see "Program xxx tried to read /dev/mem between xxxxxx->xxxxxx" messages from /var/log/messages. Why?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 all versions

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