What causes log messages with "kernel: Program <someprogram> tried to read /dev/mem between xxxxxx->yyyyyy"?
Issue
Getting logs in /var/log/messages with entries like:
kernel: Program vcagentd tried to read /dev/mem between 7f0000->800000
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4(*)
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